(A) Subject to division (B) below, an owner of an impounded animal may reclaim the animal after it is impounded, upon compliance with the requirements of this section and in accordance with the requirements established by the animal shelter.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Administrator may refuse to release any animal that is:
(1) Subject to an order of removal pursuant to § 90.039(C); or
(2) Is being held for ten days pursuant to § 90.061 and G.S. § 130A-198.
(Prior Code, § 3-23)