(A) General. The Police Department shall make best efforts to notify the owners or keepers of animals impounded pursuant to this chapter, if known to them, of the fact of impoundment and the procedures for redemption of the impounded animal. Such notification shall be independent of any citation for ordinance violation, but may be served together with a citation for ordinance violation. Notice shall be sufficient if substantially in the form set out in division (B) below. Notice shall be given within 24 hours of impoundment, either by personal service or, if the owner is not at home when service is made, by taping the notice to the front door of the residence of the owner, if known.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-21)
(B) Notice.
NOTICE OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ANIMAL To:
Name and address of person believed to be animal’s owner PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following animal has been captured and impounded: Type of Animal: Dog Cat Other Breed: Color: Tag No., if applicable: Other identifying characteristics: The animal was found running at large at , Riverton, IL on , 20 at a.m./p.m. and was therefore captured and impounded in accordance with the animal control provisions of the Village of Riverton Code of Ordinances. |
The Village of Riverton believes that you may be the owner of the animal. The animal may be redeemed from the Sangamon County Animal Control Center, 2100 Shale Road, Springfield, IL 62703, after payment of impoundment fees, costs, and all applicable County charges to the Sangamon County Animal Control Center. You should pay all fees directly to the Sangamon County Animal Control Center. Please note that the Sangamon County Animal Control Center will require cash, certified check, or cashier’s check. Dated this day of , 20 Police Officer Also, please take notice of the following: 1. As set forth in § 90.21(A) of the Village of Riverton Code of Ordinances, the Village of Riverton’s impoundment fee is $100. Any other violations of Ch. 90 of the code of ordinances other than those pertaining to vicious, dangerous or biting animals shall be fined not less than $250, or more than $750, per offense. 2. Impoundment checks should be paid directly to the Sangamon County Animal Control Center. |
(Prior Code, Ch. 90, App. A)
(Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006)