[Amended 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03]
In addition to any penalty provided in this chapter for a violation of this article, any law enforcement officer may impound any dog which habitually pursues any vehicle upon any street, alley, or highway of the Town; assaults or attacks any person; is at large within the Town; habitually barks, howls, kills, wounds, or worries any domestic animal or is infected with rabies. An officer may kill any dog which places persons or property in danger of injury, death, or destruction.
The following sections of the state statutes are adopted by reference:
§ 106.52(3)(am)1
Dogs for the blind and deaf admitted to public places
§ 174.001
Definitions, except § 174.001(2), Wis. Stats.
§ 174.01
Restraining action against dogs
§ 174.02
Owner's liability for damage caused by dog
§ 174.042
Dogs running at large and untagged dogs subject to impoundment, except § 174.042(3), Wis. Stats.
§ 174.05
Dog license tax
§ 174.053
Multiple dog licenses
§ 174.055
Exemption of dogs for blind, deaf and mobility-impaired
§ 174.06
Listing
§ 174.065
Collection
§ 174.07
Dog licenses and collar tags
§ 174.08
License fees paid to County Treasurer
§ 174.11
Claims for damage by dogs to domestic animals
§ 174.13
Humane use of dogs for scientific or educational purposes
It shall be unlawful for any person within the Town to own, harbor, or keep any dog which:
A. 
Habitually pursues any vehicle upon any public street, alley, or highway in the Town.
B. 
Assaults or attacks any person.
C. 
Habitually barks or howls to the annoyance of any person.
D. 
Is known by such person to be infected with rabies or to have been bitten by an animal known to have been infected with rabies.
Every owner or person harboring or keeping a dog who knows that such dog has bitten any person shall immediately report such fact to the humane officer or, if none, to such other official designated by the Town Board, and shall keep such dog confined for not less than 14 days or for such period of time as the humane officer or other official shall direct. The owner or keeper of any such dog shall surrender the dog to the humane officer or other official or any law enforcement officer upon demand for examination.
A. 
Provision for pound. The Town Board may provide a pound for strays or unwanted dogs in the Town, or may designate a humane society or other person or organization to provide a pound for strays or unwanted dogs in the Town.
[Amended 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03]
B. 
Delivery. A person who captures and restrains a dog shall notify the humane officer or, if none, a law enforcement officer.
C. 
Attempt to notify owner. An attempt to notify the owner of an impounded dog shall be made as follows:
(1) 
The pound, humane officer, organization, or officer who is notified or to whom a dog is delivered shall attempt to notify the owner personally or by mail as soon as possible if the owner is known or can be ascertained with reasonable effort.
(2) 
The officer or pound who is notified or to whom a dog is delivered shall check the lost and found column of the local daily newspapers having a general circulation in the community to determine if a dog is advertised which answers the description of the dog.
D. 
Records. The officer or pound who is notified or to whom a dog is delivered shall keep a record of each dog, giving a description of the dog, the date of the impoundment, if any, and the disposition of the dog. If the dog is kept by, or released to, a person, the record shall include the name, address, and date of delivery of the dog. This record is a public record.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 14-30(e), Impoundment fees, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03.
E. 
Boarding fee. The owner of an impounded dog shall pay the officer or pound to whom the dog was delivered a boarding fee for each day or fraction of a day that a dog is impounded. The officer or pound shall establish the boarding fee, but this fee may not exceed the actual daily cost for boarding and caring for the dog. Boarding fees may be retained to pay expenses incurred by the officer or the pound.
F. 
Release to owner; conditions. The officer or pound to whom a dog is delivered may release the dog to the owner or a representative if:
(1) 
The owner or representative gives his name and address.
(2) 
The owner or representative presents evidence that the dog is licensed and presents evidence that the dog is vaccinated against rabies or a receipt from a licensed veterinarian for prepayment of a rabies inoculation.
(3) 
The owner or representative pays the boarding fees and any impoundment fee for the dog.
G. 
Release to person other than owner; conditions. The officer or pound to whom a dog is delivered may release to a person other than the dog's owner only if:
(1) 
The owner is unknown or does not claim the dog within seven days after the dog is delivered to the officer or pound.
(2) 
The person to whom the dog is released gives his name and address.
(3) 
The person to whom the dog is released signs a statement agreeing to license the dog and to have the dog vaccinated against rabies unless evidence is presented that the dog is licensed and vaccinated.
(4) 
The person to whom the dog is released, if required by the officer or pound, pays the boarding fees and any impoundment fee for the dog.
H. 
Sacrifice or use for humane purposes of unclaimed dogs. A dog which is not released to its owner or to a person other than its owner within the impoundment period is deemed an unclaimed dog. The minimum impoundment period is seven days after the dog is delivered to the officer or pound. The officer or pound may extend the impoundment period if release of the dog to the owner or a person other than the owner appears likely. The officer or pound may dispose of an unclaimed dog by releasing it as provided under § 174.13, Wis. Stats., by disposing of the dog in a proper and humane manner.