Soledad Municipal Code Ch. 6.24 Impoundment

It is the duty of the chief animal control officer to seize and impound any dog or other animal found running at large in violation of the provisions of Section 6.12.080 or 6.20.120.

(Prior code § 3-28)

All dogs or other animals impounded and not reclaimed or redeemed within seventy-two hours may be destroyed in some humane manner by the chief animal control officer, or he may, after the dog or other animal is impounded for seventy-two hours, place it with some responsible person and convey a valid title thereto. The seventy-two-hour period shall start to run on a currently licensed dog having thereon a license tag only after notice by first-class mail, with postage prepaid, has been mailed by the chief animal control officer to the owner at the address given on his application for the license; provided, however, that if the dog or other animal is seriously injured or ill, the chief animal control officer may, with the consent of the public health veterinarian and to prevent further suffering, destroy the dog or other animal prior to the expiration of the seventy-two-hour period.

(Prior code § 3-29)

Fees and charges are imposed by this section for the impoundment, vaccination, care and feeding of animals at the animal control shelter, and for the redemption of animals impounded or otherwise taken into the custody or control of the animal control officer. The city council shall by resolution establish, and may from time to time amend, a schedule of such fees and charges, which in each case constitute a debt from the owner of the animal to the city and which must be paid at the time the animal is redeemed by the owner. In addition, owners of animals are obligated to and shall reimburse the city for all costs reasonably incurred by the animal control officer in connection with the transportation, care and feeding of animals while in his custody or control to the extent that those costs are not provided for in the schedule.

(Prior code § 3-30)