6.08.090 - Bond for impoundment beyond five days.

A.

If an animal is impounded for neglect, cruelty, viciousness, destruction, removal, quarantine after biting a person or animal, or for revocation of an owner's license, then the owner is required to post a bond for the costs of boarding and caring for the animal.

B.

Failure to provide such a bond within five days of impoundment constitutes abandonment of the animal. Upon occurrence of abandonment, the animal(s) shall become the property of the city, and all decisions regarding the disposition of the animal rest solely with the city.

C.

A thirty-day bond is required for any appeal from a removal/destruction determination, covering the cost of boarding and care pending the hearing.

D.

Amounts received by the city in excess of the fees due for the board and care of the animal shall be refunded by the city upon expiration of the order of impoundment, or may be applied to fines or fees owed by the owner to the city.

(Ord. No. 2015-04, 4-22-2015)