§ 10.12.090. Capture and Custody of Animals.

The Director is authorized to capture and take into custody:

A.

Any unlicensed animal, that is required to be licensed;

B.

Any animal being kept or maintained in violation of a state statute or local ordinance;

C.

Dogs and other animals running at large in violation of a state statute or local ordinance;

D.

Sick, injured, stray, unwanted or abandoned animals;

E.

Unvaccinated dogs in violation of this Division 1;

F.

Animals relinquished to the Department;

G.

Animals for which the owner or custodian is unable to care because of imprisonment, illness, bankruptcy litigation, or other contingency, or in cases in which the owner or custodian cannot be found.

(Ord. 2016-0040 § 53, 2016: Ord. 2013-0033 § 2, 2013: Ord. 9454 § 1 (part), 1967: Ord. 4729 Art. 3 § 302, 1946.)