For the purpose of protecting the health, safety and general welfare of the people of the town, the personnel employed to operate and enforce this subchapter shall pick up and quarantine any dog running at large off the property owned, rented or otherwise controlled by the owner or keeper of the dog, unless the dog is lawfully on the front beach area (RC-1) as provided in § 90.18(A). To obtain release of his or her dog, an owner or keeper must satisfy the dog pound employees, or the Town Clerk or the Chief of Police, that the dog is currently permitted/badged and inoculated against rabies and, in addition, pay a quarantine fee of $50. The owner or keeper shall further be subject to the penalties and fines as stated in § 90.99.
(Prior Code, § 3-6) (Ord. passed 5-19-1980; Ord. passed 12-21-2010)