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Code of Maryville
Title 10 Animal Control
Chapter 5 Vicious Dogs And Cats
Title 10 Animal Control
Chapter 5 Vicious Dogs And Cats
Maryville
Title 10 : Animal Control
Chapter 5 : Vicious Dogs And Cats
10-509 : Hearing on impoundment and/or destruction.
- The owner of an impounded dog or cat shall have the right to file, within five (5) days after receiving notice, a written request for a hearing before the city manager (or his designee) to contest the impoundment.
- Upon request by the owner for a hearing pursuant to subsection (1) above, a hearing shall be held within fourteen (14) days after the request for a hearing. Notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing shall be provided by certified mail or delivered personally to the dog's owner.
- The city manager (or his designee) shall issue a decision after the close of a hearing and shall notify the owner in writing of the decision.
- After considering all of the relevant evidence, the city manager (or his designee) may request the district attorney general to petition the circuit court to order the destruction of the impounded dog or cat, or may release the dog or cat to its owner conditional on the owner complying with the requirements for keeping a vicious dog or cat as set forth in § 10-506. (1999 Code, § 10-509)
Date Last Updated: 12/22/2025
Codification Date: 06/01/2024
Officials at Date of Last Codification:
Mayor - Andy White
Vice-Mayor - Fred Metz
Council Member - Sarah Herron
Council Member - Tommy Hunt
Council Member - Drew Miles
City Manager - Greg McClain
Assistant City Manager - Kevin Stoltenberg
City Recorder/Financial Services Director - Sherri Phillips
City Attorney - Melanie Davis