(A) The city is empowered to prevent the running at large within its corporate city limits of cattle, horses, mules, asses, swine, sheep, goats, and other animals of such kind and is authorized and empowered to restrain and impound any such animals so found running at large within it's corporate city limits.
(B) Whenever the agent or officer of the city shall take charge of any horse, cow, ass, sheep, goat, or hog for the purpose of impounding it, the persons so impounding the stock found to be running at large in the city shall at once notify the owner of the animal, if known to the agent or officer, that the animal has been taken possession of.
(C) If the owner of the animal shall, within 24 hours after being notified, appear and claim his stock, it shall be delivered to the owner.
(D) If the owner of the stock is unknown to the agent or officer taking up or impounding, then the agent or officer shall post written notices in at least three public places within the corporate city limits, and by notice in the local newspapers. This notice shall give a description of the animal, set out therein the marks, brands, and flesh marks of the animals so impounded, and call upon the owner of the animal to prove his ownership or interest therein to such person or officer having it in his possession or custody, within ten days after the publication of the notice.
(E) Upon proof being made to the satisfaction of the agent or officer and the payment of actual expenses incurred in the taking care of the animal, the agent or officer having it in their possession shall at once deliver the animal to the owner.
(F) If the agent, or any employee of the city shall drive or entice any of the stock enumerated in this section from outside the city into the city, they shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished as provided in § 90.99.
(A.C. § 14-54-1101) (Ord. 210, passed 2-8-93) Penalty, see § 90.99