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A. Report Requirements: An animal that has rabies or is suspected of having rabies, or any animal bitten by another animal infected with rabies or by an animal suspected of having rabies, shall be reported by the owner or person having information as set forth in section 8.04.270 of this chapter, or its successor, and shall immediately be confined in a secure place by the owner. The owner shall turn over the animal to the office of animal services upon demand.
B. Surrender Of Animal: The owner of any animal of a species subject to rabies which has bitten shall surrender the animal to any authorized official upon demand. Any person authorized to enforce this title may enter upon private property to seize the animal; if the owner refuses to surrender the animal, the person authorized to enforce this title shall obtain any authorization necessary, if any such authorization is required, prior to proceeding with the seizure and impoundment of the animal.
C. Seizure, Confinement Or Quarantine:
1. Any animal of a species subject to rabies that bites a person or animal, or is suspected of having rabies, may be seized and quarantined for observation as determined by the animal services director or designee. In consultation with a veterinarian when deemed necessary by the director or designee, the potentially rabid animal shall be quarantined or confined for observation in accordance with the current compendium of animal rabies control, as amended, and with office policy and procedure. The owner of the animal shall bear the cost of confinement. The animal shelter shall be the normal place for quarantine, but other arrangements, including confinement by the owner, may be made by the director of animal services and/or the director of the health department if the animal had a current rabies vaccination at the time the bite was inflicted or if there are other special circumstances justifying an exception.
2. A person who has custody of an animal under quarantine shall immediately notify the office of animal services if the animal shows any signs of sickness or abnormal behavior, or if the animal escapes confinement. It is unlawful for any person who has custody of a quarantined animal to fail or refuse to allow a Valley health department or animal services officer to make an inspection or examination during the period of quarantine. If the animal dies within ten (10) days from the date of bite, the person having custody shall immediately notify the office of animal services or immediately remove and deliver the head to the state health laboratory to be examined for rabies. If, at the end of the quarantine period, the director of animal services, or his/her designee, examines the animal and finds no sign of rabies, the animal may be released to the owner or, in the case of a stray, it shall be disposed of as provided in section 8.04.340 of this chapter, or its successor.
D. Unvaccinated Bitten Animals:
1. In the case of an unvaccinated animal species subject to rabies which is known to have been bitten by, or otherwise exposed to a known rabid animal, such bitten or exposed animal should be immediately euthanized. Animals with expired rabies vaccinations of six (6) months or more shall be considered unvaccinated for the purpose of this section.
2. If the owner is unwilling to euthanize the bitten or exposed animal, the animal shall be immediately isolated and quarantined for six (6) months under veterinary supervision, the cost of such confinement to be paid in advance by the owner. The animal shall be vaccinated one month before being released. The animal shall be euthanized if the owner does not comply herewith.
E. Vaccinated Bitten Animals:
1. If the bitten or exposed animal has been vaccinated, the animal shall be revaccinated within twenty four (24) hours, kept under home confinement, and observed for forty five (45) days; or
2. If the animal is not revaccinated within twenty four (24) hours, the animal shall be isolated and monitored according to the current compendium of animal rabies control, as amended.
3. The animal shall be euthanized if the owner does not comply with subsections E1 and E2 of this section.
F. Bitten Animals With Expired Vaccinations: Animals with expired rabies vaccinations of six (6) months or less shall be evaluated on a case by case basis.
G. Removal Of Quarantined Animals: It is unlawful for any person to remove any such animal from the place of quarantine without written permission of the office of animal services. (Ord. 21-14, 2014)
A. Any vaccinated animal impounded because of the lack of a rabies vaccination tag may be reclaimed by its owner by furnishing proof of rabies vaccination and payment of all impoundment fees prior to release.
B. Any unvaccinated animal may be reclaimed prior to disposal by payment of impound fees and by the owner posting a twenty five dollar ($25.00) cash bond (deposit) with the office of animal services, obligation of which is conditioned upon the owner's failure to obtain a rabies vaccination for the animal within seventy two (72) hours of release. Upon proof of the required vaccination, said bond shall be released or returned to the owner.
C. Any animal not reclaimed during the period shall be disposed of pursuant to provisions of section 8.04.340 of this chapter, or its successor. (Ord. 69-99 § 6, 1999: prior code § 100-1-19(4))
A. The governing authority shall provide suitable premises and facilities to be used as an animal shelter where impounded small animals can be adequately kept. They shall purchase and supply food and supply humane care for impounded animals.
B. The governing authority shall provide for the painless and humane destruction of dogs and other animals required to be destroyed by this title or by the laws of the state.
C. The governing authority may furnish, when necessary, medical treatment for such animals as may be impounded pursuant to this title. (Prior code § 100-1-24)
The public facility of the animal services office shall be open to the public during regular business hours on all days other than Sundays and legal holidays, and such hours shall be posted on the main entrance. The facility shall be open to the public for a minimum of forty eight (48) hours per week during weeks without a legal holiday, and open for a minimum of forty (40) hours per week during weeks with a legal holiday, with the exception of the week of Thanksgiving. (Ord. 1-06 § 18, 2006: Ord. 69-99 § 6, 1999: Ord. 88-86 § 5, 1986: prior code § 100-2-8)
The animal services director shall place all animals taken into custody in a designated animal impound facility. The following animals may be taken into custody by animal services and impounded without filing a complaint or obtaining a prior order from a court of competent jurisdiction:
A. Any animal being kept or maintained contrary to the provisions of this title;
B. Any animal running at large contrary to the provisions of this title;
C. Any animal which is by this title required to be licensed and is not licensed. An animal not wearing a tag shall be presumed to be unlicensed for purposes of this section;
D. Sick or injured animals whose owner cannot be located, or whose owner requests impoundment and agrees to pay a reasonable fee for the services rendered;
E. Any abandoned animal;
F. Animals which are not vaccinated for rabies in accordance with the requirements of this title;
G. Any animal to be held for quarantine;
H. Any vicious animal;
The impounding facility shall keep a record of each animal impounded, which includes the following information:
A. Complete description of the animal, including tag numbers and other forms of identification;
B. The manner and date of impound;
C. The location of the pick up and name of the officer picking up the animal;
D. The manner and date of disposal;
E. The name and address of the redeemer or purchaser;
F. The name and address of any person relinquishing an animal to the impound facility;
G. All fees received;
H. All expenses accruing during impoundment. (Ord. 69-99 § 6, 1999: prior code § 100-1-21)
A. Animals shall be impounded for a minimum of five (5) business days before further disposition, except as otherwise provided herein. Reasonable effort shall be made to notify the owner of any animal wearing a license or other identification during that time. Notice shall be deemed given when sent to the last known address of the listed owner. Any animal voluntarily relinquished to the animal control facility by the owner thereof for destruction or other disposition need not be kept for the minimum holding period before release or other disposition as herein provided.
B. 1. All dogs and cats, except for those quarantined or confined by court order, held longer than the minimum impound period, and all dogs and cats voluntarily relinquished to the impound facility, may be euthanized or sold, as the animal services director shall direct. Any healthy dog or cat may be sold to any person or to any institution engaged in scientific research and desiring to purchase such animal for a price to be determined by the director, but not to exceed thirty dollars ($30.00) per animal, plus license and any rabies vaccination that is required.
2. All persons purchasing any dog or cat from the impound facility shall, at the time of purchase, execute an agreement on forms provided by the impound facility. Such agreement shall include payment of a sterilization deposit of not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) as set forth in the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule and shall provide that the purchaser will have the dog or cat so purchased spayed or neutered within thirty (30) days of the date of purchase of such dog or cat (or for a young animal within 30 days after the animal achieves 6 months in age), and that the purchaser will file with the animal services director written verification from a licensed veterinarian that such dog or cat has been spayed or neutered prior to the date of written verification. The agreement shall also provide that sale or transfer of the purchased dog or cat by the purchaser shall not release the purchaser from the obligation to have the animal spayed or neutered, nor from the obligation to file the written verification, as provided hereinabove. In lieu of the aforementioned written verification from a licensed veterinarian, the purchaser may file a truthful affidavit with the animal services director prior to the required date of written verification certifying that the dog or cat so purchased from the impound facility has died prior to the required deadline, and prior to being spayed or neutered.
3. Failure of the purchaser of a dog or cat from the impound facility to file the written verification from a licensed veterinarian prior to the required deadline, or in the alternative, failure of the purchaser to file a truthful affidavit prior to the required deadline shall constitute a violation of this title.
C. Any licensed animal impounded and having or suspected of having serious physical injury or contagious disease requiring medical attention may, in the discretion of the animal services director or designee, be released to the care of a veterinarian with the consent of the owner.
D. When, in the judgment of the animal services director, it is determined that an animal should be euthanized for humane reasons or to protect the public from imminent danger to persons or property, such animal may be euthanized without regard to any time limitations otherwise established herein and without court order.
E. The director of animal services may euthanize an animal upon the request of an owner without transporting the animal to animal services facilities. An appropriate fee shall be charged the owner for the euthanasia and any subsequent disposal of the carcass done by the office of animal services. (Ord. 21-14, 2014)
A. Redemption Requirements: The owner of any impounded animal, or such owner's authorized representative, may redeem such animal before disposition, provided he or she pays the fees and charges as listed below, according to the amounts shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule:
1. The impound fee;
2. The daily board charge;
3. Veterinary costs incurred during the impound period, including rabies vaccination;
4. License fee, if required;
5. A transportation fee if transportation of an impounded animal by specialized equipment was required. The director of animal services shall propose to the city council a fee schedule for such transportation fees. The city council may consider including such fees on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule;
6. Any other expenses incurred to impound an animal in accordance with state or local laws;
7. Any unpaid or past due animal services fees and fines incurred by the owner.
B. Removal Of Dead Animals: The following service charge shall be levied for removal of dead animals from an owner's property; no fee shall be charged for dead animals brought to the animal shelter provided the owner resides within the city:
1. Dogs, licensed: No fee;
2. Dogs (unlicensed), all cats, small domestic animals, small livestock, and all other small privately owned animals: As shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule;
3. Large livestock, and all other large, privately owned animals: The owner shall arrange removal by a private dead animal hauler.
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