Any dog upon which the license fee is unpaid, or upon which the owner refuses to pay the license fee, or refuses to have the dog vaccinated as herein required, may be lawfully taken up and impounded by the poundmaster, his designee, or any animal control officer, and it shall be lawful for such officer to enter upon the property of any person for the purpose of enforcing this section.
Any dog taken up and impounded pursuant to this section shall be held at the animal shelter. If the owner of the dog fails to take the necessary action to properly license the dog and pay the applicable impound fees to redeem the dog within five (5) days of impoundment, the poundmaster shall cause the dog to be disposed of in any lawful manner.
In addition to the requirements for the license fees, the owner shall also pay redemption and impoundment fees before the impounded dog will be released. (Ord. 2009-04, 9-22-2009)