Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chapter 5 — ANIMALS AND FOWL›Article IV — CATS
El Centro Municipal Code Div. 2 Impoundment
El Centro Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · El Centro
Cite as: El Centro Municipal Code Division 2 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 5-141. - Length.¶
Impounded cats shall be held at the city pound for such period of time as the animal control officer determines that they do not constitute a hazard to the public health or to the other impounded animals; provided, that, the period of impounding shall not exceed forty-eight (48) hours.
(Code 1962, § 4-83; Ord. No. 65-1, § 1)
Sec. 5-142. - Destruction of impounded cats.¶
Cats which the animal officer determines are a hazard to the public health or other impounded animals shall be destroyed immediately. All cats not redeemed within forty-eight (48) hours of impounding shall be destroyed.
(Code 1962, § 4-84; Ord. No. 65-1, § 1)
Sec. 5-143. - Redemption fee.¶
A fee is hereby fixed for the redemption of impounded cats in the amount of two dollars ($2.00) per day.
(Code 1962, § 4-85; Ord. No. 65-1, § 1)
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