4-10 - Impounding of unregistered or untagged dogs; impounding fee; redemption.

Any unregistered dog or registered dog not wearing its registration tag may be impounded. If the dog is not claimed after a period of four (4) business days not including the day of impoundment, such dog may be destroyed. Any unregistered dog may be claimed at the pound if the owner pays the boarding fees charged at the pound by the public health department as authorized under section 4-11 of this article and if the owner registers the dog pursuant to section 4-4(d) of this article. On receipt of the registration fee, a receipt shall be issued; and if proof of vaccination against rabies as required in section 4-6 is presented, a registration tag shall be given the person. If such proof is not presented, the provisions of section 4-8 shall prevail.

(Ord. No. 2020, § 2, 2-28-12)

disposition of unredeemed dogs.

It shall be the duty of the public health director or authorized designee to impound all licensed dogs caught running at large anywhere in the unincorporated areas of the county contrary to the provisions of this Code. Upon the taking up and impoundment of any such dog pursuant to this section, the public health director or authorized designee shall ascertain from county license records the owner of the impounded dog and forthwith give to the owner a written notice thereof, by mailing a copy of such notice to the owner at the address listed on the license application. The public health director or authorized designee shall turn over any dog taken in by him to the owner thereof after payment of the boarding fees charged by the public health department as authorized under section 4-11 of this article. Unless called for and redeemed within four (4) business days not including the day of impoundment, any dog taken up under the provisions of this section may be destroyed by the public health department.

(Ord. No. 2020, § 2, 2-28-12)