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Title 10 : Animal Control
Chapter 2 : Dogs And Cats

10-222 : Impoundment.

  1. Impoundment; redemption; citations.
    1. Any animal found to be at large within the City of Newport, shall be picked up by the animal control officer and impounded in the city animal shelter and there be confined in a humane manner for a period of not less than three (3) days/seventy-two (72) hours (as required by state law).
    2. Animals which are not claimed by their owner or an authorized agent, so identified in writing by the owner, after the expiration of three (3) days, may be adopted to another party under the provisions of this section. If after three (3) days the animals are not claimed as provided for above, they may be disposed of at the discretion of the Director of the Newport Animal Shelter in a humane method.
    3. When animals are found running at large, and their ownership is known to animal control, such animals need not be impounded, but the animal control officer may, at his discretion, cite the owner of such animals to appear in court to answer to charges of violation of this section.
  2. Compliance with vaccination requirement; redemption by owner. The owner shall be entitled to resume possession of any impounded animal belonging to him on compliance with the vaccination requirements of the city, and upon payment of any and all fines as are hereafter set forth.
  3. Impoundment fees.
    1. Any dog impounded hereunder may be redeemed, as provided above, upon payment by the owner to the Newport Animal Shelter the sum of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50), pick-up fee, ten dollars ($10.00), owner claim fee and the additional sum of three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) per day for each day such animal has been maintained by the city animal shelter. Impound fees set forth herein shall be collected for the City of Newport and maintained for the maintenance and expenses of the Newport Animal Shelter. In addition, if the animals have not been vaccinated prior to being released from the shelter. The burden of proof as to the vaccination of an impounded animal shall be upon the party attempting to redeem the animal from the shelter.
    2. Any person redeeming unvaccinated animals shall after payment of the fee assessed herein and prior to taking possession of the animal, cause said animal to be vaccinated in accordance with the regulation of the City of Newport, and the cost for expense of such vaccination fee shall be paid by the party redeeming such animal and shall be in addition to the fees herein set.

    3. Animal control (animal shelter) shall keep complete and accurate records of all animals impounded, and should an owner's animal be impounded a second time, then in such event, animal control, prior to releasing said animal, shall require a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) to be paid by such owner, plus ten dollars ($10.00), plus three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) per day. Upon each subsequent impoundment of said owner's animal, the animal control officer shall not release said dog until the owner shall have paid a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), plus ten dollars ($10.00), plus three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) per day. Upon a fourth impoundment, the animal may be seized and placed for adoption or euthanized.

      The continual allowing of an animal to run at large shall be prima facie evidence of the owner's refusal to comply with the City of Newport Animal Control Codes.

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    1. Any animal impounded under provisions of this section and redeemed by its owner within three (3) days/seventy-two (72) hours may be adopted and the title to the animal transferred to some responsible and suitable owner, who will agree to comply with the provisions of this section and such other regulations as may be fixed by the shelter's adoption contact or the State of Tennessee.
    2. Any person adopting an animal impounded in the city animal shelter shall be exempt from any impound fees associated with that animal and shall be required to pay only the adoption fee for said animal fifty dollars ($50.00) for a canine, (dog or puppy), and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a feline, (cat or kitten).
    3. The Newport Animal Shelter reserves the authority to refuse any person the right to adopt any animal in the city shelter, for any reason(s). (Ord. #93-5, June 1993)