(a) 
The following animals may be impounded:
(1) 
Cats and dogs not exhibiting evidence of being vaccinated or registered as described in section 2.02.031;
(2) 
Any animal infected with rabies or kept under conditions that could endanger the public or animal health;
(3) 
Any animal that creates a nuisance, as defined in section 2.01.005;
(4) 
Any animal found running at large, as described in section 2.01.003;
(5) 
Any animal treated in a manner determined by an animal control officer to be cruel and inhumane;
(6) 
Any animal that has bitten a human being or needs to be placed under observation for rabies determination, as determined by an animal control officer; and
(7) 
Any animal violating any provisions of this chapter.
(b) 
If any of the animals named in this chapter are found upon the premises of any person, the owner or occupant of the premises shall have the right to confine the animal in a humane manner until he or she can notify an animal control officer to retrieve the animal for impoundment. When so notified, it shall be the duty of the animal control officer to impound the animal as herein provided.
(c) 
Reasonable effort shall be made by an animal control officer to contact the owner of any animal impounded that is wearing a current registration tag; however, final responsibility for location of an impounded animal is that of the owner.
(d) 
The owner can resume possession of any impounded animal upon payment of impoundment fees, handling fees and any veterinarian bills incurred by animal control for the welfare of the animal and upon compliance with vaccination and registration provisions of this code, except where prohibited in subsections (e) and (f) below.
(e) 
Disposition of animals impounded on the grounds of cruel or inhumane treatment shall be determined by the court of jurisdiction.
(f) 
If any animal is being held in quarantine or observation for rabies, the owner shall not be entitled to possession until it has been released from quarantine.
(g) 
The city administrator shall select and establish a place for impounding animals under any provisions of this chapter.
(h) 
Any animal not reclaimed by the owner may be humanely euthanized after being impounded for three working days, except that any animal wearing a current registration certificate tag shall be impounded for not less than six days.
(i) 
Any impounded vicious or wild animal, unless there is reason to believe it has an owner, may be immediately disposed of as may be deemed appropriate by the supervisor of animal control.
(j) 
Any nursing baby animal impounded without its mother, or where the mother cannot or refuses to provide nutritious milk, may be immediately euthanized to prevent further suffering.
(k) 
Any impounded dog or cat not wearing a registration certificate tag may be given up for adoption after three working days of impoundment, except those under quarantine. Any impounded dog or cat wearing a current registration tag may be given up for adoption on the seventh day of confinement.
(l) 
An owner who no longer wishes responsibility for an animal, or believes the animal to be in an ill or injured condition, may sign a written waiver supplied by animal control allowing the animal to be immediately euthanized in a humane manner; providing that no warm-blooded animal that has bitten a human being shall be euthanized before expiration of the ten-day quarantine period.
(m) 
Any impounded animal that appears to be suffering from extreme injury or illness may be euthanized or given to a nonprofit organization for the purposes of veterinary care, as determined by the supervisor of animal control.
(2004 Code, sec. 95.40)
(a) 
Impoundment fee.
(1) 
Class A.
(A) 
Impoundment fees for each dog or cat spayed or neutered (sterilized) shall be as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(B) 
Impoundment fees for each dog or cat unspayed or neutered (if proof of surgical sterilization is provided within 15 days from the date an animal is impounded, the difference in impoundment and other fees between sterilization and unsterilization will be refunded), shall be as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(C) 
Dogs and cats under the age of one year shall be charged the sterilized animal fee. Animals may be exempted from sterilization, upon written recommendation from a licensed veterinarian, that the alternatives would be harmful or dangerous to the animal. Owners of these animals are to be subject to the lower impoundment fee.
(2) 
Class B.
Small livestock shall include goats, sheep, lambs, swine, calves, foals and animals of the same approximate size and weight. Fees shall be set by the county in accordance with the Texas Estray Act.
(3) 
Class C.
Large livestock shall include cattle, horses, ponies, mules and animals of the same approximate size and weight. Fees shall be set by the county in accordance with the Texas Estray Act.
(4) 
Class D.
Animals not listed hereinabove shall be disposed of at the discretion of the animal control division.
(b) 
Daily handling fee.
A daily handling fee shall be charged for every day, or fraction thereof, that an animal is at the animal shelter. The fee shall be based upon the class of animal enumerated in subsection (a) above.
(1) 
Class A animals shall be charged an amount set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code, per day, per animal, and class D animals shall be charged an amount set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code, per day, per animal.
(2) 
Class B and class C animals are impounded by the county in accordance with the Texas Estray Act.
(c) 
Quarantined animals.
The owner of any class A animal held in quarantine for observation purposes shall be charged an amount set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code for each day or fraction of a day the animal is quarantined at the animal shelter. This is in addition to impoundment and daily handling fees.
(2004 Code, sec. 95.41)
(a) 
Conditions.
(1) 
The adoption of a dog or cat from the animal shelter may take place under the following conditions:
(A) 
The animal has been classified as “adoptable” by the animal control officer;
(B) 
The prospective adopter can meet all of the adoption guidelines as set forth by the Collin County Humane Society; and
(C) 
The prospective adopter obtains all necessary vaccinations, registration and sterilization.
(2) 
The supervisor of animal control shall refuse to allow a person to adopt a dog or cat from the animal shelter when the supervisor has reason to believe that person would be not able to obtain a registration certificate under this chapter, would not have proper facilities for care of the animal, wants the animal for purposes of resale or purpose other than pet ownership, or would not be a suitable owner within the sole discretion of the supervisor of animal control, or that the animal would be a hazard to humans or other animals.
(b) 
Adoption fee and sterilization deposit.
(1) 
The prospective adopter shall pay the adoption fee of an amount set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code for a dog, or an amount set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code for a cat, per animal, plus a sterilization deposit in an amount set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code for a dog or for a cat, per animal.
(2) 
Upon proof of vaccination and sterilization, the deposit will be refunded by the county Humane Society.
(2004 Code, secs. 95.42, 95.43)