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Title 10 : Animal Control
Chapter 2 : Dogs And Cats

10-224 : Failure or refusal to redeem an impounded dog.

  1. Should the owner of an animal impounded in the city animal shelter be known and made aware of his animal's impoundment or should identify himself as the owner to the animal control officer or shelter staff and then refuse or fail to redeem the impounded animal and pay the associated fees and penalties said owner shall be deemed to be in violation of this chapter.
  2. Upon conviction an owner failing or refusing to redeem an animal shall be fined no less than the amount consistent with the appropriate impound fee for that dog, plus three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) per day for each day held in the shelter for kennel care plus thirty dollars ($30.00) euthanasia fee regardless of the eventual disposition of the impounded animal by animal control. (Ord. #93-5, June 1993)