(A) Any owner reclaiming an impounded animal shall pay any applicable fees charged by the shelter or pound where any animal is kept and impounded. In addition to any charges by the shelter or pound where the animal is kept or impounded, any owner desiring to reclaim an impounded animal shall first pay to the City Clerk, within seven days from and after the date of impoundment, a fee determined in accordance with the schedule set forth below. Upon payment of the fee, the City Clerk shall issue a written receipt which may be presented to the operator of the shelter or pound where the animal is kept and impounded as proof of payment of the fees due to the city and as authorization by the city for release of the impounded animal.
(B) The schedule of fees due to the City of Pinckneyville for redemption of impounded animals as hereinabove mentioned shall be as follows:
(1) $20.00 for each impoundment, unless subsection (2) or (3) is applicable;
(2) $30.00 for the second impoundment of the same animal, or any other animal owned by the same owner, occurring within a 12-month period;
(3) $50.00 for the third and all subsequent impoundments of the same animal, or any other animal owned by the same owner, occurring within a 12-month period.
(C) In addition to the fees charged hereunder, the city may proceed against such owner for a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. O-2007-11, passed 10-8-07)