Any Sheriff's deputy, animal control officer or City designee may enter upon private property and seize any offending animal; provided, that any of the following exist:
A. There is an identified complainant other than the deputy, officer or designee making a contemporaneous complaint about the animal;
B. The deputy, officer or designee reasonably believes that the animal meets the criteria for a barking dog, cruelty, or for an animal at large as set forth in this chapter;
C. The deputy, officer or designee can demonstrate that there has been at least one previous complaint of a barking dog, inhumane treatment of an animal, or that the animal was at large at this address on a prior date;
D. The deputy, officer or designee has made a reasonable attempt to contact the owner of the property and those attempts have either failed or have been ignored;
E. The seizure will not involve the forced entry into a private residence. Use of a pass key obtained from a property manager, landlord, innkeeper, or other person authorized to have such key shall not be considered unauthorized entry;
F. Written notice of the seizure is left in a conspicuous place if personal contact with the owner of the dog is not possible. (Prior Code § 5-1-9)