If a person has been convicted of a misdemeanor for violating a provision of this subchapter, and the person is charged with a subsequent violation relating to the same animal, the animal must be seized by the animal control authority having jurisdiction. If the owner is convicted of the crime for which the animal was seized, the court shall order that the animal be destroyed in a proper and humane manner and the owner pay the cost of confining and destroying the animal. If the person is not convicted of the crime for which the animal was seized, the owner may reclaim the animal upon payment to the animal control authority of a fee for the care and boarding of the animal. If the animal is not reclaimed by the owner within 7 days after the owner had been notified that the animal may be reclaimed, the animal may be disposed of as provided under § 90.085 and the owner is liable to the animal control authority for the costs incurred in confining, impounding, and disposing of the animal.
(Ord. 455, passed 2-28-2006)