2016-002 - Amending Chapter 5 - Animals and Fowl of the Code of Ordinances

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person, the owner or occupant of the premises shall have the right to confine such animal in a humane manner until he can notify an animal control officer to come and impound such animal. When so notified, it shall be the duty of the animal control officer to have such animal impounded as provided in this article. The use of steel jaw traps, a spring trap with teeth, or any type of trap designed to reasonably ensure cutting, slicing, or tearing to capture animals is prohibited. C. Interfering with humane trapping. person— oommits -a-n- -nose- i€ —the— person interfer , -alter—,, damages s otherwise tampers with equipment belonging to or set out by the animal control division. d. Notification. The animal control division shall make reasonable effort to contact the owner of any impounded animal; however, final responsibility for locating and reclaiming an impounded animal is that of the owner. e. Redemption. No animal impounded shall be released to the owner until all costs and fees prescribed have been paid and until the person applying for the release of such animal has signed an affidavit to the effect that he is the owner of the animal and entitled to possession thereof. The owner of any animal so impounded may redeem his animal as follows: 1. Before sale: By paying the prescribed fees, together with the cost of advertising, if any, and providing evidence of prepayment for vaccination, if required. 2. After sale: By paying to the purchaser double the amount paid by him for such animal, and his reasonable expenses for keeping the same, provided the owner so redeems the animal within ten (10) days after the date of sale; otherwise the animal shall become the absolute property of the purchaser. 3. Any person owning any animal impounded under this article shall be allowed to take such animal from the animal shelter or other place where impounded upon the following conditions: A. Payment to the city of an impoundment fee as described in section 5- 3(6)(2), plus an amount established by the city council per day or fractional part thereof for boarding fees for each day impounded. B. If the owner cannot provide proof of a current rabies vaccination, the animal must be revaccinated or vaccinated for rabies within five days of being reclaimed by the owner of the impounded animal. Animals less than 12 weeks of age will not require a rabies vaccination in order to be released. C. When an animal has been impounded for the first time, the owner of the animal is eligible for a one -time impoundment fee rebate established by the city council upon submission, within 30 days of the animal being redeemed, of written documentation that the animal has been spayed or neutered.