Title 6 - Animals

6.08.070 Procedure on Failure to Redeem.

The City shall have a lien against any animal seized pursuant to 6.08.030 for its keep. If after seven days from the date of seizure the animal has not been redeemed, the City shall have the right to dispose of the animal through sale to any private individual and apply the sale proceeds to the expense incurred in keeping the animal. If after seven days from date of seizure, the animal has not been redeemed or sold, then it may be given away or humanely destroyed unless there is good reason, in the opinion of the impounding veterinarian, to suspect the presence of rabies in such animal; it may then be retained at the discretion of the impounding veterinarian.

(History: DAC-1311 §8, 85; DAC-697 §11)

Effective on: 1/1/1901