§ 90.07 SEIZURE OF ANIMALS.

   Any police officer or animal control officer may enter upon private property and seize any animal; provided that, the following exist:

   (A)   There is an identified complainant other than the police officer or animal control officer making a contemporaneous complaint about the animal;

   (B)   The officer reasonably believes that the animal meets either the barking dog criteria set out in § 90.06(A) of this chapter, the criteria for cruelty set out in § 90.12 of this chapter or the criteria for an at large animal set out in § 90.01 of this chapter;

   (C)   The officer can demonstrate that there has been at least one previous complaint of a barking dog, inhumane treatment of the animal or that the animal was at large at this address on a prior date;

   (D)   The officer has made a reasonable attempt to contact the owner of the property and those attempts have either failed or have been ignored;

   (E)   The seizure will not involve the forced entry into a private residence. Use of a pass key obtained from a property manager, landlord, innkeeper or other authorized person to have the key shall not be considered unauthorized entry; and

   (F)   Written notice of the seizure is left in a conspicuous place if personal contact with the owner of the dog is not possible.

(Prior Code, § 705.08) (Ord. passed 11-9-2010; Ord. passed 11-3-2015)