(A) Stray and nuisance animals may be taken by the animal control officer and impounded in the county’s animal shelter and there confined in a humane manner. In lieu of impoundment, the animal control officer may issue to the known owner of such dog a notice of ordinance violation.
(B) If, by means of a license tag or other means, the owner of an impounded animal can be identified, the animal control officer shall, upon impoundment, notify the owner by telephone or certified mail.
(C) An owner reclaiming an impounded animal shall pay a fee of $20 for dogs or $10 for cats and $5 for each day animal has been impounded. Subsequent impounds occurring within 12 months are charged double.
(D) Any animal not reclaimed by its owner within five working days shall become the property of the shelter and shall be placed for adoption in a suitable home or humanely euthanized.
(E) Any person adopting an animal from the shelter shall pay a fee of $15 for a dog or $5 for a cat and the costs of sterilization, if required. A receipt will be written for all fees.
(F) No animals shall be sold by the animal control officer or by any other personnel operating the shelter to anyone for research, nor to anyone who resells said animals for research.
(Ord. 2005-5-2, passed 5-2-2005)
Statutory reference:
Animals; capture and destruction, see I.C. 36-8-2-6