Any dog impounded under the provisions of this chapter, except such as may have bitten any person as specified in § 3-1-12, shall, unless sooner redeemed, be held for the period of five days in order to afford opportunity to the owner or keeper thereof to redeem the same. Any such owner or keeper thereof desiring to redeem his or her impounded dog shall pay an impounding fee of $30 and also the cost of keeping such dog while impounded, at the rate of $15 per day.
(B) In case such dog has not been inoculated against rabies for the current year, nor has such dog been microchipped for identification, such owner shall also advance the fee required to have such dog inoculated and/or microchipped by a duly authorized licensed veterinarian. No dog shall be released without having been microchipped and inoculated for the current calendar year or in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Agriculture. Upon payment of the required charges, the dog shall thereupon be released to the owner or keeper.
(1993 Code, § 3-1-10) (Ord. 517, passed 12-18-1972; Am. Ord. 1703, passed 8-15-2016)