(A) Any dog running at large, as set forth in § 90.06, shall be impounded by any police officer or designated official of the town.
(B) The town will keep the dog impounded for a period of three days; at any time after the dog is impounded an owner may reclaim the dog upon payment of a fee of $50, after showing satisfactory evidence of ownership of the dog and the acquisition of a registration tag as set forth in § 90.05, if applicable.
(C) Any dog not reclaimed within the three-day period shall be turned over to the County Dog Catcher with instructions to have the dog destroyed.
(Am. Ord. passed 11-12-2001) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Authority for a municipality to regulate animals, see G.S. §§ 160A-186 and 160A-187