The city is hereby entitled to charge a fee for the keeping and selling of any animal, which fees shall be retained by the city as payment toward the costs and expenses incurred. The fees shall be incurred as follows:
(A) For impounding and keeping any animal other than a dog, the charges shall be the actual costs incurred by the city;
(B) For impounding and keeping any dog for a period of time up to 72 hours, the fee shall be equal to housing the animal for 72 hours;
(C) For each day an animal is kept, an additional charge, equal to the actual cost for housing the dog, shall be assessed. A fraction of a day shall be deemed a full day;
(D) The actual veterinary and hospital expenses incurred in caring for the animal; and
(E) In addition to the foregoing, any person redeeming any dog shall, prior to or at the time of the redemption, take out a license for the same and fulfill all licensing requirements of this chapter, unless such animal shall already have a valid license.
(Prior Code, § 5-4A-20) (Ord. 2013-02, passed 7-10-2013)