(A) Unrestrained animals may be taken by the dog warden, police or humane officer and impounded in the animal pound or an animal shelter maintained by a humane society and there confined in a humane manner. Impounded animals shall be kept for not less than seven days unless reclaimed by their owners. If, by a license tag or other means, the owner can be identified, the agency impounding such dog shall immediately notify the owner by telephone or mail of the impoundment of the animal. Animals not claimed by their owners within seven days of their impoundment, or placed in suitable new homes, shall be humanely euthanized by the agency.
(B) Any owner reclaiming any impounded animal shall pay a fee of $5, plus maintenance expense for any male dog or spayed dog, male cat or spayed cat or animals of other species; a fee of $15, plus maintenance expense, shall be charged for redemption of an unspayed female dog or unspayed female cat at the first redemption of such animal, and a fee of $25, plus maintenance expense, for each subsequent redemption of such animal. If the animal has been quarantined, the redemption fee shall be $10. Proof of vaccination for rabies and a current license shall be required before any animal is released. If no proof of vaccination is shown, a rabies voucher must be purchased before the animal is released and, if a license is not produced, a license must also be purchased before release.
(C) Such owner, upon reclaiming the animal, shall be issued a citation for any violation of this chapter.
(1991 Code, § 3-3) (Ord. 840.4, passed --)