(A) Any dog or cat found at large or any unlicensed dog or cat wherever found may be seized and impounded or, at the discretion of the enforcing officer, the owner may be served a summons to appear before a proper court to answer charges made hereunder.
(B) The owner of an impounded animal may recover the animal by paying to the city at the office of the City Clerk an impoundment fee in the amount of $20, together with all costs of impounding. If an impounded animal is not recovered by its owner within three business days after the impoundment, the animal may be humanely disposed of.
(C) If an impounded animal is not licensed and vaccinated as required under Iowa Code Chapter 351, as amended, the animal shall not be released from impoundment until properly licensed and vaccinated, as required under that chapter.
(Prior Code, § 6-4A-4) (Ord. 303, passed 7-16-1984; Ord. 504, passed 9-8-1998; Ord. 511, passed 2-1-1999)