Any animal impounded hereunder may be reclaimed as herein provided upon payment by the owners or person reclaiming said animal to the city, the sum of $35 fine for the first impoundment of the animal; the sum of $60 fine for the second impoundment of the animal; and the sum of $100 fine for the third impoundment of the animal. In addition to the foregoing, the owner of an animal impounded shall pay to the city the actual cost of kenneling the animal. Any animal impounded for the fourth time shall be destroyed, and the owner shall pay to the city the cost of veterinary service incurred in destroying the animal. The city shall give the owner of the animal written notice of its intention to destroy the animal. The animal shall not be destroyed until three days after the written notice is mailed or delivered to the owner. The owner shall have the opportunity during that time to prove to the satisfaction of the city that the animal is not being impounded the fourth time. No other issue shall be relevant. If the city is satisfied that the incident constitutes a fourth impoundment, the animal shall forthwith be destroyed. The owner of an animal which is impounded by the Chief of Police, police officer, or animal control officer is liable to the city for the foregoing fees and costs, and failure to pay such fees and costs shall constitute a violation of the section, which shall be punishable by a fine of up to $100.
(Ord. 2020-05, passed 7-6-2020) Penalty, see § 91.999