§ 90.15 IMPOUNDED DOGS CATS AND ANIMALS; NOTICE TO OWNER; UNREDEEMED DOGS, CATS AND OTHER ANIMALS.
   (A)   The County Animal Control Department, or its authorized agents, shall immediately upon receiving any dog, cat or other animal, make a complete registry thereof, entering the breed, color and sex of the animal, whether registered or not, and, if bearing a tag, the number thereof. The owner, if known, of each dog, cat or other animal impounded, shall be sent a notice by the Animal Control Department, at his or her last known address. Any dog, cat or other animal impounded under the provisions of this chapter and not redeemed from impound by Animal Control within seven days of notice may be disposed of at the discretion of the Administrator. A reasonable attempt will be made to locate the owner of each dog or cat or other animal received.
   (B)   In case the owner of any impounded dog desires to make redemption thereof, he or she may do so on the following conditions:
      (1)   Presenting proof of current rabies inoculation and registration, if applicable;
      (2)   Pay for the rabies inoculation of the dog and registration, if applicable;
      (3)   Pay the pound for the board of the dog and registration, if applicable; and
      (4)   Pay into the Animal Control Fund an additional impoundment fee as proscribed by this chapter as a penalty for the first offense and for each subsequent offense. This shall be in addition to any other penalties invoked under this chapter.
   (C)   If an impounded dog, cat or other animal has bitten a person, the impoundment period shall be ten days unless a reduced period is authorized by the Administrator as provided by this chapter.
   (D)   Animals suffering because of severe physical disability may be disposed of at the discretion of the Administrator in a humane manner.
(1980 Code, § 90.15) (Res. 99-61, adopted 2-18-1999; Res. 06-122, adopted 3-16-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99