[Ord. No. 2571 §2, 3-2-2015]
Dogs not licensed pursuant to this Article, or not under the restraint of a competent person, or abandoned or vicious dogs may be seized and impounded by the Police Officer or Animal Control Officer. Impoundment may be in any animal shelter designated by the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 2571 §2, 3-2-2015]
If the owner of an impounded dog can, by any reasonable means, be identified and located, the owner shall within twenty-four (24) hours of impoundment of his or her dog be notified that the dog has been impounded.
[Ord. No. 2571 §2, 3-2-2015]
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, Animal Control Officer, or other persons authorized to post a notice in the first floor lobby of the City Hall building, describing every dog caught and impounded.
[Ord. No. 2571 §2, 3-2-2015]
A. 
If a dog impounded pursuant to this Article is not redeemed by the owner within seven (7) days after impoundment, the dog may be disposed of in one (1) of the following ways, but in no other way:
1. 
By euthanasia, using a method approved by the Humane Society of the United States; or
2. 
By release for adoption by a new owner who shows evidence of ability and intention to provide the dog with an appropriate home and humane care, provided that no unspayed female dog shall be released for adoption unless a licensed veterinarian certifies, in writing, that he or she has been paid in full for spaying of the dog and will perform the operation within thirty (30) days or before the dog's first estrous period.
[Ord. No. 2571 §2, 3-2-2015]
An owner redeeming a dog from impoundment shall pay, before release, for the first impoundment, an impoundment fee of five dollars ($5.00) plus a boarding charge as established by the animal shelter for each twenty-four (24) hours or fraction thereof, that the dog has been impounded. For the second and subsequent impoundments, the fee shall be five dollars ($5.00) plus double boarding fee. The fee shall be paid to the City Collector who shall provide a receipt in order that the owner, Police Officer or Animal Control Officer might obtain the dog from the designated animal shelter.