It shall be unlawful for any dog to be at-large within the city.
Any dog on the streets, alleys or public places or on private premises
not under the control of the owner, possessor, keeper or harborer
of such dog within the city shall be considered to be at-large in
violation of this section, except that a dog being under the control
of a person by means of a leash of sufficient strength to hold such
dog shall not be deemed to be at-large. A person who owns, possesses,
keeps or harbors any dog that is found at-large shall be in violation
of this section.
(Ordinance 84-166, sec. 1, adopted 12/18/84; 1978 Code, sec. 5-20; Ordinance 17-007, sec. 18, adopted 1/31/17)
It shall be the duty of the animal care manager to pick up any dog or cat found at-large and confine such dog or cat in the city animal care facility for seventy-two (72) hours in the case of a dog or cat without a microchip, collar or harness with tag attached, and for one hundred twenty (120) hours in the case of a dog or cat wearing a current tag or microchip, during which time the owner or person entitled to such dog or cat, upon satisfactory proof to the animal care division of ownership, may redeem his dog or cat upon the payment of all required fees in accordance with section
4.10.001 and all other such applicable fees provided by that section. The animal care division shall provide, at the cost of the city, suitable and necessary sustenance for all dogs or cats so impounded.
(Ordinance 84-166, sec. 1, adopted 12/18/84; 1978 Code, sec. 5-21; Ordinance 17-007, sec. 19, adopted 1/31/17)
It shall be the duty of the animal care manager to maintain
a list of each animal impounded describing all dogs and cats, whether
bearing an immunization tag, microchip or not, and giving the number
of the tag and the name of the person registering the dog or cat in
the case where the dog or cat bears an immunization tag or microchip.
In case the dog or cat bears an immunization tag or microchip, then
in addition to maintaining a list as required herein, it shall be
the duty of the animal care manager to notify such person to whom
such immunization tag or microchip was issued, by letter, postal card,
or telephone. The mailing of such letter or postal card shall be deemed
sufficient notice whether or not the person addressed received the
same.
(Ordinance 84-166, sec. 1, adopted 12/18/84; 1978 Code, sec. 5-22; Ordinance 17-007, sec. 20, adopted 1/31/17)
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to deliver any
unimmunized dog or cat to the animal care manager upon demand for
impounding.
(Ordinance 84-166, sec. 1, adopted 12/18/84; 1978 Code, sec. 5-23; Ordinance 17-007, sec. 21, adopted 1/31/17)
(a) The person entitled to the possession of any dog or cat impounded as provided herein, upon proper application within the time limits specified in this article, after the impounding of such dog or cat, shall be entitled to have the dog or cat given to him, provided such dog or cat is not affected or thought to be affected with rabies, upon the payment of the reclaim fee as provided in section
4.10.001 for each dog or cat impounded.
(b) If the owner of a dog or cat impounded fails to claim such animal within seventy-two (72) hours, in the case of a dog or cat without microchip or collar and immunization tag attached, the animal cares manager shall deliver such dog or cat to the first approved applicant who applies for possession of such dog or cat within the applicable time limit specified above, provided such dog or cat is not affected or thought to be affected with rabies. Such delivery shall be made upon payment of the appropriate fees as provided for in section
4.10.001, and in addition thereto, in the case of unimmunized dogs or cats, upon obtaining an immunization for such dog or cat as provided in this chapter.
(c) If
the owner of a dog or cat impounded fails to claim such dog or cat
and no person applies for possession of said dog or cat, it shall
be the duty of the animal care manager, at his discretion, to release
to a bona fide rescue entity or individual, persons who have applied
for adoption, or to euthanize the dog or cat without collar and vaccination
tag at the expiration of the seventy-two (72) hours and the dog or
cat with collar and immunization tag attached at the expiration of
one hundred twenty (120) hours.
(Ordinance 84-166, sec. 1, adopted 12/18/84; 1978 Code, sec. 5-24; Ordinance 17-007, sec. 22, adopted 1/31/17)
It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with or attempt
to prevent the animal care manager from catching or impounding any
dog or cat at-large, whether on public or private property not under
the control of the owner, possessor, keeper or harborer of such animal.
(Ordinance 84-166, sec. 1, adopted 12/18/84; 1978 Code, sec. 5-25; Ordinance 17-007, sec. 23, adopted 1/31/17)
