§ 2.501. Impoundment; Notice; Destruction
No person shall own or harbor a vicious animal within the city. Such an animal may be impounded in the interest of public safety. If an attempt is made to impound a vicious animal from the premises of the owner and the impoundment cannot be made with safety, the owner will be given twenty-four (24) hours' notice that if that animal is not surrendered to the animal control division for impoundment within the twenty-four-hour period, then the animal will be destroyed wherever it is found. After this notice, the vicious animal may be destroyed during an attempt to impound, if impoundment cannot be made with safety, wherever the impoundment is attempted. Notice under this section may be verbal or in writing. A written notice left at the entrance to the premises where the vicious animal is harbored will be considered valid notice under this article.
(Ord. No. 2005-09, Sec. 1, adopted 9-20-05)