If any animal taken into custody wears a collar or harness having
attached thereto the name and address of any person or license tag,
or if the owner or person keeping or harboring the animal is known,
the Animal Control Officer or any person authorized by the Municipal
Manager shall notify the person whose address is given on the collar
or harness or if known, the person keeping or harboring the animal,
that the animal has been taken into custody and will be liable to
be disposed of or destroyed if not claimed within one week after giving
notice. Such notice shall be given verbally or in writing.
Any person who is entitled to redeem an animal may redeem such
animal within one week after notice is given and if notice is not
required to be given hereunder, any person claiming the animal shall
be entitled to redeem the animal within one week after being taken
into custody, upon producing a current rabies vaccination certificate
and a current license and tag for the animal, if the animal was unlicensed
and untagged at the time of its seizure and upon paying the Township
Clerk a redemption fee of $25 and all expenses incurred by reason
of the animal's detention.