If a complaint has not been filed in Municipal Court because the owner, possessor or keeper of an impounded dog is not known or cannot be located and such dog has not been claimed within five (5) days for an untagged dog and ten (10) days for a tagged dog from the date of impoundment, not counting the first day of impoundment, the dog may be disposed of in any humane manner prescribed by the Chief; provided, however, that in the case of a dog wearing a tag as described in 4-1A-7 hereof when impounded, it may be disposed of only after ten (10) days of impoundment, not counting the first day of impoundment, and upon the Chiefs certification of the diligent effort to notify the owner, possessor or keeper of the dog of its impoundment, and that same has been unsuccessful.
(Ord. 333, 1-10-2023)