(A) Any dog or cat found on the streets of the town not wearing the metal tag required by § 91.15 shall be seized and impounded by the town police, other proper town authorities or any other persons acting under the authority of the town police; and any dog or cat found on the streets of the town running at large in violation of § 91.16 shall be seized and impounded by the town police or other proper town authorities or any other person acting under the authority of the town police; and a description of any dog or cat so seized and impounded shall be available at the Police/Fire Complex.
(B) At any time within seven days after the impounding, the owner of such dog or cat may redeem the dog or cat by paying an impoundment fee of $10 with an additional $2 holding fee for each day of confinement; provided, that if such dog or cat is unclaimed at the end of seven days, the dog or cat must be sold or humanely put to death; and if so sold, the proceeds thereof shall be applied to the General Fund of the town to help defray the cost of enforcement of this chapter.
(1992 Code, § 91.12) (Ord. passed 1-12-1971; Ord. passed - - 1989; Ord. passed 7-28-1998)