It shall be the duty of the Director to impound and safely keep any of the animals enumerated in this ordinance and found running at large, staked, tied, or being herded or pastured in any street, lane, alley, court, square, park, or other place belonging to or under the control of the City of San Leandro, or upon any private property, contrary to the provisions of this ordinance when such animals have been delivered to him or her by the City of San Leandro.
Every person taking up any stray animal or such animal which is running at large contrary to the provisions of this ordinance shall within eight hours thereafter give notice to the San Leandro Police Department of:
(a)
The fact that he or she has such animal in his or her possession.
(b)
The complete description of such animal.
(c)
The license number of such animal, if any, and by what county or municipal corporation issued. If such animal has no license, such person shall so state.
(d)
The place where such animal is confined.
Every such person and any person in whose custody such animal may, in the meantime, be placed may deliver such animal to the shelter without fee or charge; and the Director shall thereupon hold and dispose of such animal in the same manner as though such animal had been found at large and brought to him or her the City of San Leandro pursuant to Section 4-11-400. |
The Director shall immediately upon impoundment of dogs or other animals make every reasonable effort to notify the owner of such dogs or other animals impounded, and inform such owners of the conditions whereby they may regain custody of such animals. If the dog has a valid license, the owner shall be notified. Such notice shall be either personal or by deposit in the mails properly addressed and postage prepaid.
All animals impounded at the shelter shall be provided with proper and sufficient food and water by the Director. Unless such unlicensed animals shall have been redeemed within five days after being impounded, or licensed animals seven days after notification provided for in Section 4-11-410, they may be sold by the Director to the person offering to pay a cash amount set by the Director, but not less than Ten dollars therefor, provided that the purchaser shall not be given possession of any dog or dogs until he or she shall have paid to the Licensing Authority the license fee or fees prescribed for such dog or dogs. If any dog or other animal impounded by the Director shall not have been redeemed within said period and cannot be sold within a reasonable time thereafter, it may be destroyed by the Director in a humane manner. In lieu of destruction, the Director may release without charge animals to any humane organization that provides an adoption service. The San Leandro Police Department and the Director shall each maintain a file describing each animal impounded therein, for at least the prescribed period beginning on the day any such animal is taken or delivered into the possession of the shelter. The owner must, within five days, show proof of a current, valid anti-rabies vaccination.
The owner of any licensed impounded animal shall have the right to reclaim the same at any time prior to the lawful disposition thereof upon payment to the Director of the costs and charges hereinafter provided in this ordinance for the impounding and keeping of said animals.
The owner of any impounded animal may, at any time, within 30 days after sale by Director, redeem from the purchaser by paying him or her the amount of the purchase price paid by him or her to the Director, and any license fee paid an in addition thereto the sum equal to rates established in Section 4-11-530 per day for the number of days from the date of sale to and including the date of such redemption.
It shall be the duty of the Director, and he or she is hereby authorized to forthwith destroy any animal lawfully impounded which is by reason of age, disease, or other cause unfit for adoption, or is dangerous to keep impounded.
It shall be unlawful and a nuisance for:
(a)
Any person owning, keeping or having in his or her care or custody any animal to knowingly permit or suffer such animal, by any barking or other noise or sound, to disturb any other person's peace and quiet. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the keeping of any watchdog, provided the keeper thereof takes immediate steps to quiet such dog whenever it barks, and provided such keeper never leaves such dog unattended on the premises in a place where its barking, if prolonged or if repeated an undue number of times, disturbs any other person's peace and quiet.
(b)
Any person owning, keeping or having in his or her care or custody any animal to allow, permit or suffer such animal to damage or destroy the property of another person or public property, or to repeatedly deposit its body waste fluid or matter upon such property.
(c)
Any person owning, keeping or having in his or her care or custody any animal to allow, permit or suffer such animal to cause unsanitary, dangerous or offensive conditions due to inadequate care or facilities, or due to the size, type of number of animals maintained at a single location.
(d)
Any person owning, keeping or having in his or her care or custody any animal to allow, permit or suffer such animal to molest, attack or otherwise interfere with the freedom of lawful movement of persons or to chase vehicles or to attack other domestic animals or in any other way, create a nuisance.
No person, after being informed orally or in writing by the Animal Control Officer that his or her animal has violated this section, shall fail, refuse or neglect to take whatever steps or use whatever means are necessary to assure that such animal or condition does not continue to be a nuisance.