§ 4.20.128. Seizure/destruction of animal.  


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  • Upon declaration of a vicious animal, the owner shall immediately surrender the animal to the animal control division of community development. If the owner refuses to surrender said animal, animal control officers and/or police officers are authorized to seize said animal.

    A vicious animal shall be placed in quarantine by the animal control division of community development for a period of ten (10) calendar days. Said quarantine may be at the animal shelter, a veterinarian's office, or other place approved by the administrative authority.

    Upon completion of the ten-day quarantine, the administrative authority may order the destruction of said animal.

(Ord. No. 6304, § 1, 9-25-2017; Ord. No. 6357, § 1, 10-22-2018).