05-16-13 SBACC Special Commitee - 2013 Ordinance Revisions

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will be performed immediately. Costs of treatment, euthanasia, and/or care shall be the responsibility of the owner/agent. ('74 Code, § 6-22) (F)A person may reclaim an animal in the custody of the Department of Animal Control upon providing the following: (1)Proof of ownership, and (2)Payment of redemption fee and any other service/medical fees, as approved by the Director. (3)It shall be mandatory that any dog or cat not displaying a current city pet registration or current identification tag if not a city resident, affixed to its collar, after the effective date of Ordinance G-16-95,passed 6-13-95, upon its redemption by its owner, and prior to its release by the Department of Animal Control, be implanted with a microchip and registered for purposes of identification and recovery.The cost for this process shall be at the owner's expense before the animal's release. (4)All animals shall be registered with the city prior to release, or require enforcement action to mandate registration. (G)Stray or at-large animals will be held three working days at the Department of Animal Control. (H)Unclaimed animals become the property of the Department of Animal Control and may be placed for adoption or humanely euthanized, pursuant to § 91.120(H)(4). (I)An animal that has been previously impounded stray or at-large and is now being redeemed for the second or subsequent redemption, will be required to be spayed or neutered by a licensed veterinarian at the owner's expense.Arrangements to perform the procedure must be made within 24 hours of reclaim and enforcement action pending spay/neuter completion will be issued at the time of reclaim. (J)In cases mandating spaying or neutering of a dog, the dog may be transported directly to the veterinarian of the owner's choice at the city's discretion for completion of the surgery and pickup of the animal by the owner from the veterinarian after such completion. ('74 Code, § 6-23) (Ord. G-14-81, passed 9-22-81; Am. Ord. G-32-86, passed 8-26-86; Am. Ord G-20-90, passed 8- 28-90; Am. Ord. G-16-95, passed 6-13-95; Am. Ord. G-08-98, passed 1-27-98; Am. Ord. G-18- 03, passed 5-27-03; Am. Ord. G-37-07, passed 12-11-07) § 91.108INSPECTIONS.