(A) Capture and impoundment. The Poundkeeper shall capture and impound any dog found within the city which is not wearing a current license issued by any municipality in the county or by the county.
(B) Right of entry. Any officer or employee of the Poundkeeper or any police officer of the city or of any city in the county shall have the right to enter upon any private or public property in the city to examine or capture any dog thereon or therein; provided, however, no such officer or employee shall have the right to enter a house which is in use as a residence without first having secured a search warrant therefor.
(C) Conditions of release. No dog so impounded shall be released to any person except where there has been a performance of the following conditions:
(1) There has been presented to the Poundkeeper a current license for the dog issued by the Finance Director or, if the person keeping, harboring or having the dog is not a resident of the city, such nonresident person has presented to the Poundkeeper a current license conforming to the provisions of this subchapter, for the dog issued by any other municipality in the county or by the county;
(2) There has been paid to the Poundkeeper the impounding, collection and other fees provided by law;
(3) There has been paid to the Poundkeeper a reasonable fee, as determined by the Poundkeeper, for the vaccination of the dog, or there has been shown to the satisfaction of the Poundkeeper that the dog has been vaccinated with rabies vaccine within the time periods and according to the other requirements set forth in § 92.58 of this subchapter, or that a certificate of disability has been issued for the dog; and
(4) The Poundkeeper has determined that the dog does not have and is not reasonably suspected of having rabies.
(D) Vaccination and release. Within 72 hours after the receipt of the vaccination fee, or as soon thereafter as possible, and except as provided in division (E) of this section, the Poundkeeper shall cause the dog for whom the fee has been paid to be vaccinated with chick embryo vaccine by a person licensed by the state to practice veterinary medicine or shall secure from such veterinarian a certificate of disability for the dog. After the dog has been vaccinated, or a certificate of disability has been issued, and if all the conditions of division (C) of this section have been satisfied, the Poundkeeper shall release the dog to the person keeping, harboring or having the dog or to the person making application for the release of the dog.
(E) Examination for rabies. If the Poundkeeper suspects that any dog so impounded has rabies, he shall hold the dog for inspection by a Health Officer of the county. In the event such Health Officer shall determine that the dog is afflicted with rabies, it shall be disposed of or confined for such time as the Health Officer shall direct. In the event such Health Officer suspects that the dog may develop rabies, it shall be confined for such time as the Health Officer shall direct. Whenever such Health Officer shall determine that the dog does not have rabies, it shall be released in accordance with the provisions of this section.
('65 Code, § 6-2.319) (Ord. 761, passed - - )