It shall be the duty of all officers of the animal center and for police officers to deliver all sick and injured cats and dogs found in a public place without their owners to a veterinarian known by such officer or agency to be a veterinarian that ordinarily treats dogs and cats for a determination of whether the animal shall be immediately and humanely destroyed or shall be hospitalized under proper care and given emergency treatment. Upon return to the animal center it shall be the duty of the superintendent to ensure that prescribable treatment will be continued until the animal is either redeemed by its owner or is euthanised. The duty created pursuant to this section shall not be considered as a mandatory duty for purposes of the California Torts Claim Act.
(Ord 3257 § 3 (part), 1981)