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(9.)To enter into contract with any municipalities or governmental units or any person, association or corporation
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<br />for the collection, transportation, sheltering and disposal by said shelter for sick, diseased, injured, illegally at
<br />large, lost, strayed or abandoned animals provided that no such services be extended by said shelter outside the
<br />city, except under written contract with the unit, person, association or corporation concerned and at a charge
<br />based upon the actual cost of such services, including overhead; provided that no such contract shall be
<br />effective except upon the approval of city attorney or a duly designated associate, as to form and legality, the
<br />approval of the Mayor, and the ratification by the Common Council.
<br />(10.)To employ all personnel necessary for the efficient performance of the duties required of said shelter.
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<br />And require certification of all Animal Control Officers as per state recommendations.
<br />(11.)To prepare and submit after review and comments of the Animal Control Commission to the Common Council
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<br />through the city controller, an annual budget, for its financing of its operations and performance of its duties.
<br />(12.)To submit to the Mayor, and to the Common Council, no later than January 30 of each year, a report of its
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<br />activities and operation for the prior year.
<br />(13.)To establish reasonable fees to be charged to persons reclaiming and adopting animals, and to collect such fees,
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<br />such fees to be adopted only after approval by Director and submission to the Mayor and Common Council for
<br />approval and adoption.
<br />(14.)To prepare for the Animal Control Commission quarterly reports on performance, operation and intake/outtake
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<br />metrics including adoption, rescue transfer and euthanasia and any other statistics that the Animal Control
<br />Commission may request.
<br />(15.)To provide that all dogs and/or cats released for adoption shall be spayed or neutered, implanted with an
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<br />electronic microchip, and provisions made for a program to monitor said spay/neuter and microchip plan.
<br />(16.)Any violations of the animal adoption contract shall result in impoundment of the animal. Return of the animal
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<br />to the adopter will be at the discretion of the Animal Control Department.
<br />(Ord. XXXXXX)
<br />§ 5.106 INTERFERING WITH ENFORCEMENT.
<br />No person shall interfere with an Animal Control Officer in the pursuit of his/her duties as an officer.
<br />(Ord. XXXXXX) Penalty, see § 5.999
<br />§ 5.107 IMPOUNDMENT.
<br />(a) Animals found in cruel, abusive or neglectful situations, animals trained, bred or kept for the purpose of animal
<br />fighting, animals considered dangerous, animals abandoned as a result of owner arrest, or animals that have been
<br />abandoned may be promptly seized, provided, however, that the Animal Control Officer shall leave written notice.
<br />(b) Animals so removed will be impounded and held at the Department of Animal Control or a designated facility,
<br />provided, however, that in no event shall this period exceed five calendar days, at which time the animal shall become
<br />the property of the Department of Animal Control. An animal may be held longer if an extension is necessary for the
<br />Animal Control Officer to have ample time to prepare a court case if prosecution is warranted, or a request for a bond
<br />has been filed as provided in division (e). In the case of animals impounded for quarantine at the Department of Animal
<br />Control, the animal will become the property of the department if not claimed by closing time of the department on the
<br />eleventh day of the quarantine. Owners requesting quarantine but failing to claim animals at the end of the quarantine
<br />period will be responsible for all medical, quarantine, and euthanasia fees.
<br />(c) Animals impounded for reasons of tragedy beyond the control of the owner, such as but not limited to house fire or
<br />death of the owner, will be held for seven calendar days during which time a reasonable effort will be made to contact
<br />the owner and/or their representative to make reclaim or alternative housing arrangements. After the seventh day of
<br />impoundment, the animals will become the property of the Department of Animal Control.
<br />(d) Animals awaiting disposition by the courts shall remain in the custody of the Department of Animal Control, unless
<br />such disposition is made, or placed in a foster home until legal arrangements have been completed.
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