(A) Every dog kept on premises in this county under five (5) acres shall be restrained. Unrestrained dogs may be taken by the Dog Warden or any other peace officer of this county to the dog pound and there confined in a humane manner for not less than seven (7) days unless claimed by their owners. If the owner can be identified, the owner shall immediately be notified by the Dog Warden to reclaim the impounded dog; if the dog is not claimed within seven (7) days, it shall be humanely destroyed or otherwise disposed of.
(B) An owner reclaiming an impounded dog shall pay a fee of five dollars ($5.00) to the Dog Warden for impoundment the first time and fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each subsequent impoundment. Proof of vaccination for rabies shall be furnished and current license shall be required before any impounded dog is released to an owner. The owner shall, upon reclaiming the impounded dog, be issued a citation for any violation of this chapter.
(C) The Dog Warden, or any peace officer of the county, shall issue to the owner of any dog found off its owner's premises a citation giving notice of a charge of violation of this chapter, except that owners whose premises where a dog is kept are five (5) acres or more shall be exempt from the provisions of divisions (A) and (B) above.
(1986 Code) Penalty, see § 51.999