§ 10.24.020. Impounding other than dogs and cats and ferrets and pet rabbits and potbellied pigs.

Any animal, except dogs or cats or ferrets or pet rabbits or potbellied pigs, at large or not restrained as herein provided, or any animal not kept as required pursuant to any title of this code, shall be subject to impoundment, and if impounded, shall be kept at the animal shelter, or as otherwise provided by law and contract, for a period of at least seventy-two hours, within which time if the ownership of the animal is proven and the owner calls for it, he shall be able to remove the animal upon payment of the following charges:

(a)

Large animal charges for animals weighing one hundred pounds or more:

(1)

The owner shall be able to remove the animal upon the payment of an impound charge of fifty dollars for the first confinement, one hundred dollars for the second confinement, and two hundred dollars for the third and subsequent confinements.

(2)

The owner shall pay a boarding charge of twenty-five dollars for each twenty-four hours or portion thereof for maintenance of the impounded animal.

(b)

Small animal charges for animals weighing less than one hundred pounds:

(1)

The owner shall be able to remove the animal upon the payment of an impound charge of fifteen dollars for the first confinement, thirty dollars for the second confinement, and sixty dollars for the third and subsequent confinements.

(2)

The owner shall pay a boarding charge of ten dollars for each twenty-four hours or portion thereof for maintenance of the impounded animal.

(c)

When an officer takes possession of an animal, he shall give to the owner, if the owner can be found, a notice containing a written statement of the reasons for the taking, the location where the animal will be cared for and sheltered, and the fact that there is a lien on the animal for the cost of shelter and care. If the owner is not present at the taking and the officer cannot find the owner after a reasonable search, he shall post the notice on the property from which he takes the animal. If the identity and address of the owner is later determined, the animal shelter will document that at least three personal attempts were made to notify the owner.

(Ord. No. 4355, § 9, 11-18-2015)

Editor's note

Prior to the reenactment of § 10.24.020 by Ord. No. 4355, § 9, adopted Nov. 18, 2015, said section was repealed in its entirety by Ord. No. 3877, § 7, adopted June 15, 2010. The former § 10.24.020 pertained to copulating season—confinement required—impoundment and derived from Ord. 1023, § 7(part), adopted in 1987.