(A) Any impounded animal may be redeemed by the owner thereof upon reasonable proof of ownership and by payment to the animal shelter of the fees hereinafter established.
(B) No dog shall be released unless the owner thereof shall present proof that dog had been immunized for rabies within the previous 365 days. When proof is not available, the dog may be released only if the owner enters into an immunization contract with the animal shelter whereby the owner agrees to have the dog immunized for rabies and pay a deposit of $25, or such fees as hereafter established, to be applied to the fee of a licensed veterinarian of the owner’s choice for the immunization.
(C) After an animal has been impounded, the required notice has been issued, and the animal remains unredeemed for a period of ten business days, the animal becomes property of the animal shelter. The animal may thereafter be disposed of by the town or shelter facility by:
(1) Adopting it out to an individual who there is a reasonable basis to believe will provide it a humane home and who will agree to by contract to neuter the animal if the animal has not been neutered; or
(2) Euthanization.
(Ord. 2019-03, passed 3-5-2019)