The poundmaster shall maintain a suitable enclosure at the pound
for the keeping of all dogs impounded as provided by this chapter.
(Prior code § 20-23; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968)
The poundmaster, any deputy poundmaster, the city health officer
and any police officer shall seize and impound any and all dogs found
running at large or being within the city in violation of this chapter,
and shall keep such dogs at and in the public pound until they shall
have been either redeemed or humanely destroyed as provided by this
chapter.
(Prior code § 20-24; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968; Ord.
274 § l, 1970)
The city health officer, poundmaster, deputy poundmaster, or
any police officer shall be empowered to enter upon any private property
for the purpose of ascertaining whether any dog kept or harbored therein
is afflicted with rabies, or whether or not a license tag has been
secured for such dog. The city health officer poundmaster, deputy
poundmaster, or any police officer, in the immediate pursuit of a
stray dog, shall be empowered to enter upon any private property for
the purpose of capturing any dog thereon or therein so that the dog
may be examined and impounded if necessary.
(Prior code § 20-25; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968; Ord.
477, 1974)
The poundmaster shall keep any stray dog not bearing a license
tag for a period of at least five days. Any person, during this period
who claims ownership, may redeem such dog; provided, that he has proof
of ownership and the dog is validly licensed. If any stray dog is
unclaimed within the five-day period, the poundmaster may offer such
dog for adoption or humanely destroy such dog.
(Prior code § 20-26; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968; Ord.
1023 § 1, 1995)
The poundmaster shall keep a register in which shall be set
forth a correct statement of all dogs impounded by him or her the
date when each dog was impounded, the reason therefor, the description
of each dog, the date of posting of each notice, the date of redeeming
any dog, the date of disposition of any dog, the name of the purchaser
and the date of destroying any dog.
(Prior code § 20-27; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968)
No dog impounded shall be redeemed except upon payment to the
poundmaster of the following fees: for the first impounding of the
dog, the sum of fifteen dollars; for the second such offense within
a one-year period, the sum of thirty dollars; and for any additional
impounding of the same dog within a one-year period, the sum of forty-five
dollars. No cat impounded shall be redeemed except upon payment to
the poundmaster of the sum of five dollars. Such sum as shall be established
by the poundmaster, after notice to the city, for feeding the dog
and cat during the time such dog and cat have been in the public pound.
(Prior code § 20-28; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968; Ord.
274 § 1, 1970; Ord. 436 § 4, 1973; Ord. 515 § 2,
1975; Ord. 672 § 1, 1979)
No person shall resist, obstruct or in any way hinder the poundmaster
in the performance of his duties under this chapter, or take or remove
any dog from the possession of the poundmaster or out of the public
pound until the redemption fees are fully paid, nor shall any person
remove any license tag from any dog, without permission of the owner
thereof or of the person having control thereof.
(Prior code § 20-29; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968)
