(a) 
The owner, keeper, or person in control of any horses, mules, cattle, sheep, swine, or goats shall not permit such animals to run at large within the City of Teague.
(b) 
If an animal is at large in violation of this article, the animal control officer is authorized to capture and impound the animal.
(c) 
The animal control officer shall make a reasonable attempt to identify the owner of an animal impounded under this article. If the owner of such animal is identifiable, the owner shall be given notice of the impoundment by the animal control officer. If the owner of such animal is not readily identifiable, the animal control officer shall publish, one time, a notice in the Teague Chronicle of such impoundment, describing the animal and the date and place when and where it was captured, which shall be deemed notice to the owner.
(d) 
If an animal impounded under this article is not claimed by the owner within 72 hours after giving notice to the owner, either by actual notice or publication, the animal control officer may:
(1) 
sell the animal for the costs of the sale proceedings and the cost of impoundment and board of the animal; or
(2) 
provide for the humane destruction of the animal if the animal cannot be sold.
(e) 
Before an animal impounded under this article may be released, the owner must pay the fee for the impoundment and board of such animal. The fee shall be set by the board of aldermen, from time to time, in an amount necessary to defray the cost of administering this article. The animal control officer shall deposit the fees collected in the treasury of the City of Teague.
(Ordinance 98-9-10 adopted 9/10/98)