§ 91.099 DECLARATION AND DISPOSAL OF VICIOUS ANIMALS.

   If an Animal Control Officer finds an animal to be a vicious animal, the Officer may immediately:

   (A)   Take possession and impound the animal;

   (B)   Place the animal in a proper quarantine holding facility pending determination;

   (C)   Seek written consent of the animal’s owner to destroy the animal in a humane manner;

   (D)   If the animal owner’s consent cannot be readily obtained, seek a court order to destroy the animal in a humane manner; and/or

   (E)   If the court determines that the animal is a vicious animal, the owner shall pay the cost of all impoundments fees, disposal fees, or any other fees that may have been incurred.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.050) (Ord. 04-2013, passed 3-6-2013)