It shall be the duty of the Director to issue and sign a death warrant for and to order the destruction of any animal lawfully taken into custody, which in the opinion of the Director is infected with a dangerous or communicable disease, or which is in an incurable crippled condition, or which is adjudged by a written report of a licensed veterinarian to be afflicted with any painful incurable disease.
('64 Code, § 3-40) (Ord. 729, passed 12-22-87)