(A) Unrestrained dogs and nuisance animals, including cats, shall be taken by the police animal control officer or humane officer, and impounded in an animal shelter and confined in a humane manner.
(B) Impounded dogs and cats shall be kept for not less than seven working days.
(C) If by a license tag or other means, the owner of an impounded animal can be identified, the animal control officer shall immediately upon impoundment notify the owner by telephone or mail.
(D) An owner surrendering an animal shall pay a surrender fee of $20 for small animals, $25 for medium animals, and $30 for large animals.
(E) An owner of an animal that has been impounded during business hours shall pay a fee of $15 for the first offense, $30 for the second offense, and $45 for the third offense. An owner of an animal that is impounded after business hours shall be $35 for the first offense, $50 for the second offense, and $65 for the third offense. The owner shall also be responsible for every day the animal was impounded at $5 a day.
(F) Any animal not reclaimed by its owner within seven working days shall become the property of the local government authority, or humane society, and shall be placed for adoption in a suitable home or humanely euthanized. If said animal is placed for adoption, no animal shall be adopted without being vaccinated for rabies and spayed or neutered, as the case may be. The only exception to being spayed or neutered shall be if the animal is being used for breeding purposes, at which time the owner must sign an affidavit to such effect.
(G) In addition to, or in lieu of, impounding an animal found at large, the animal control officer, humane officer, or police officer may issue to the known owner of such animal a notice of ordinance violation. Such notice shall impose upon the owner a penalty not to exceed $140 including costs, which may, at the discretion of the animal owner, be paid to the town with 72 hours in full satisfaction of the assessed penalty. In the event that such penalty is not paid within the time period described, a criminal warrant shall be initiated before a magistrate and upon conviction of a violation of the chapter; the owner shall be punished as provided in this section.
(Prior Code, Ch. 3, Art. 1, § 13) Penalty, see § 91.99