(A) Upon impoundment of a cat with identification, the Animal Control Officer shall, within 24 hours of the impoundment, notify the owner of the cat’s impoundment, how the cat may be recovered, and that it must be picked up within 7 days.
(B) Upon satisfactory proof of ownership, payment of fees and charges, and proof of a current rabies vaccination at city hall between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, the owner of any impounded cat may redeemed their cat.
(1) The owner of any impounded cat which has not been vaccinated may redeem the cat upon payment of all fees and charges and by making a cash deposit of an amount set by resolution with the Police Department. The owner of the cat shall be allowed 5 working days to get the animal vaccinated then the vaccination certificate shall be taken to the City Finance Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Upon vaccinating of the animal in question, within the time period the full amount will be refunded.
(2) If the owner of the animal fails to produce a certificate of vaccination within the given 5 working days, the deposit of an amount set by resolution shall be forfeited and turned over to the City Finance Office to be placed in the General Fund and the cat may be impounded again and disposed of pursuant to the terms of division (C) below.
(C) Upon impoundment of a cat without identification or if the owner is unknown, the Animal Control Officer or any officer of the Police Department shall enter a description of the cat into the animal control log located at the police station, stating the approximate time and place where the cat was apprehended, where the cat is being kept, and how the same may be recovered by the owner. Unless the cat is recovered by the owner, the cat may be sold or destroyed in the most humane manner possible after the expiration of 7 days from the time when notice of apprehension and impoundment was given or posted.
(D) The Police Department or any Animal Control Officer appointed by the City Council shall collect an amount to be set by resolution for each cat impounded and an additional sum set by resolution or any part thereof for keeping any cat which has been apprehended or impounded, and the officer shall not release any cat until the charges have been paid.
(1975 Code, § 6-36) (Ord. 972, passed 9-16-1991)