(A) (1) Unless a court, the county health officer or the state veterinarian orders the continued detention of an animal, the owner or keeper of an impounded domestic animal, other than an animal impounded for violation of I.C. 35-46-3-7 may reclaim the animal at any time while the same is in the custody of the Animal Control Department by paying to the city a $20 fee.
With I.D. tag or current rabies tag
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Without I.D. tag or current rabies tag
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First offense | $5 | $10 |
Second offense | $10 | $20 |
Third offense | $25 | $25 |
All subsequent offenses | $25 |
(2) There will be a $10 per day charge for the boarding and feeding of the animal for each day it stays at the shelter following the date that the owner was notified of its presence at the shelter.
(3) The owner of the animal must show proof that the animal has been vaccinated for rabies within the last 12-month period. If unable to do so, the animal will not be released until the owner visits the veterinarian of their choice, pays for a rabies shot and brings the receipt back to the shelter. The owner may then take the animal back to the veterinarian for its shot.
(Ord. 14-99, passed 10-11-1999)
(B) If the animal control officer delivers the animal to a point outside of the city, the above charges shall apply for the time the animal is in the animal control officer’s custody, and an additional fee of $20 for transporting the animal shall apply. The charges and fees are in addition to any penalties or costs assessed under § 91.15(B), (C) or (D). Any pound into whose custody an animal is delivered may not release the animal to its owner or keeper without the written authorization of the animal control officer showing that the above charges owing the city have been paid, but in addition, may charge and collect its own usual and standard pound fees from the person reclaiming the animal for the period of time the animal was in custody of the pound as a further condition of the animal’s release. An animal which was impounded by reason of a suspected violation of I.C. 35-46-3-7 shall be deemed in protective custody and may not be released to its owner or keeper except by order of a court having jurisdiction of the case.
(Prior Code, § 91.18) (Am. Ord. 10-2018, passed 8-27-2018; Am. Ord. 4-2022, passed 4-11-2022)