(A) Any dog or other animal impounded under any section of this chapter shall be taken to an animal pound licensed by the state and therein confined in a humane manner. The Administrator or his authorized agent, shall immediately upon receiving any dog or other animal, make a complete registry thereof, entering the breed, color, and sex of such animal; whether registered or not; and, if bearing a tag, the number thereof. The owner, if known, of each dog, or other animal impounded, shall be sent a notice by the Animal Control Officer at his last known address. Such notice to be sent by registered or certified mail, or hand-delivered, with a return receipt requested. Any dog or other animal impounded under the provisions of this chapter not redeemed from the animal pound with five days of actual notice, if the owner is known, or five days, if the owner is unknown, may be disposed of at the discretion of the Administrator. A reasonable attempt will be made to locate the owner of any dog or other animal presumed to be ownerless.
(B) If an impounded dog or other animal has bitten a person, the impoundment period shall be ten days.
(C) Animals suffering because of severe physical disability may be disposed of at the discretion of the Administrator in a humane manner.
('70 Code, § 6.13) (Ord. passed 3-22-82)