(A) The Animal Control Officer shall take up and impound every animal found running at large in violation of this subchapter and shall provide proper care and sustenance for every animal impounded at the expense of the municipality, or the owner, if known.
(B) Within 24 hours after any animal has been impounded, the Animal Control Officer shall notify the owner, possessor, or keeper of the animal, that the animal has been impounded. If the owner, possessor, or keeper of the animal is not known or if his or her address cannot be determined, the Animal Control Officer shall cause to be posted in at least 2 conspicuous public places in the municipality for 5 consecutive days a notice of impoundment with a description of the animal.
(C) Any person who shall break or in any manner, directly or indirectly, aid in breaking into the enclosure in which any animal is impounded, without having paid all costs, charges, and fees herein provided for, or who shall willfully or intentionally hinder or obstruct the Animal Control Officer in the discharge of his or her official duty under the provisions of this chapter, shall be, upon conviction, punished as provided in § 90.999, unless the matter is referred to, and prosecuted by, the District Attorney's office as a violation of any appropriate state statute.
(Ord. 995, passed 8-22-2017)