(A) Any unvaccinated dog found at large or any licensed dog found at large in violation of any provision of § 22.05 shall be seized and impounded, or, at the discretion of the Marshal, the owner may be served a uniform citation to appear before a proper court to answer charges made thereunder.
(B) The owner of a licensed dog shall be notified within two days that upon payment of an impounding fee plus the cost of food and care in a reasonable amount, as set from time to time by Council resolution, the dog will be returned. If an impounded licensed dog is not recovered by its owner within seven days after notice, the dog shall be disposed of by humane means or by sale to a new owner who complies with this subchapter.
(C) (1) Impounded, unlicensed dogs may be recovered by the owner upon proper identification and arrangement for vaccination and licensing and upon payment of impounding costs.
(2) If such dogs are not claimed within seven days after impounding, they shall be disposed of by the Marshal by humane means or sale to a new owner who complies with this subchapter.
(Ord. 119-230-7(1), passed 10-10-1983; Ord. 122-22.07(2), passed 1-9-1989; Ord. 123-22.07(3), passed 1-9-1989)