5-1-3: USE OF TRANQUILIZER GUNS AND DRUGS:
   A.   The animal control officer, his agents or any police official shall be able to use a tranquilizer gun or any other drug to bring an animal at large under control.
   B.   In order to use a tranquilizer gun or other drugs, the animal must be at large and pose a threat or danger to the general public or to the city officer trying to bring the animal under control.
   C.   If it becomes necessary for the animal control department or the police department to use a tranquilizer gun or other drugs to bring an animal at large under control, the city shall not be held responsible for any damage done to the animal by the use of the tranquilizer gun or other drugs.
   D.   The owner of the animal that needs sedation to bring it under control shall pay for costs of the sedation and for the care and feeding while the animal is under control of the city or the Humane Society. (Ord. 5204, 3-10-2014; amd. Ord. 5684, 1-17-2023)