No owner or person in charge shall cause or
permit any animal, other than domestic cats, to run at large upon
the streets or public property of the village or property of another
person. Any such animal running at large shall be liable to be impounded
by the police or Animal Control Officer.
The owner or person in charge of an impounded
animal shall claim such animal within seven days. If no claim is made,
then such animal may be disposed of by sale or destroyed. If the disposition
is by sale, the proceeds thereof shall accrue to the village.
The police or Animal Control Officer shall have
the authority to impound any animal whose presence in the village
presents a clear and present danger to the health or safety or welfare
of the public. The police or Animal Control Officer shall release
such impounded animal to its owner or person in charge upon receipt
of assurance that such animal will be removed from the village upon
a determination by the police that the danger to the health or safety
or welfare of the public has terminated. If the animal has not been
released seven days after impoundment, then such animal may be disposed
of by sale or destroyed. If the disposition is by sale, the proceeds
thereof shall accrue to the village.