(a) It
shall be the duty of the Poundmaster to receive and impound all cats
believed to have been abandoned by their owners. The Poundmaster shall
provide proper care and attention, food and water, for all cats impounded
and shall keep such cats for a period of three days unless the cats
be sooner reclaimed or redeemed by the owner or person having control
thereof. Such redemption shall be made by paying the Poundmaster charges
imposed to recover actual costs of feeding and caring for the impounded
cat.
(b) No fees whatsoever shall be charged or collected for or on account of any cat which has been unlawfully taken up or impounded. The owner of a cat who believes the cat has been unlawfully seized may request a hearing in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section
4-1.207.
(c) At any time after the expiration of the period of three days, the Poundmaster may, without notice and without advertising in any manner, sell, give away, or dispose of the cats; provided, however, the Poundmaster may not sell, give away, or transfer title to any cats for any purposes as set forth in Section
4-1.209; provided further, however, the Poundmaster may not sell or give away any female cat that has not been spayed, or any male cat that has not been neutered, unless the cost of spaying or neutering such cat, as determined and promulgated by the Department of Animal Regulation, has been deposited with the pound.
(d) Any
cat found trespassing on any private property in the City may be taken
up by the owner or possessor of the property and delivered to the
Poundmaster or detained on the property until picked up by the Poundmaster.
(e) Every
person taking up any cat under the provisions of this chapter and
every person finding any lost, strayed or stolen cat shall, within
24 hours thereafter, give notice thereof to the Poundmaster and every
such person in whose custody such cat may, in the meantime, be placed
shall surrender such animal to the Poundmaster without fee or charge
and the Poundmaster shall thereupon hold and dispose of such cat in
the above described manner.
(Ord. 33 § 4-1.301, 1980; Ord. 42 § 8, 1981)