At the expiration of at least seven full calendar days, including five full regular business days from the time any animal is impounded, except in the case of an animal ordered held in quarantine for a longer period by the police, if the animal has not been reclaimed and the fees paid under § 91.36(B), the keeper of the pound may cause the animal to be humanely killed. Alternatively, the keeper may sell the animal, as abandoned and unclaimed by the owner, to any person upon payment of a sum of money not less than the license fee and not more than the amount the owner would have to pay to reclaim the dog. Notwithstanding the five-day limitation, if an animal has not been disposed of, it may be reclaimed upon payment of the amounts provided for in § 91.36(B). For purposes of this section and § 91.36, REGULAR BUSINESS DAY means a day on which the establishment having custody of an animal is open to the public for not less than four consecutive hours between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
(Prior Code, § 91.42) (Ord. 08-007, passed 12-8-2008)