SBACC Special Committee Meeting Minutes and final document (2)

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(a) Upon the impoundment of an animal, a reasonable attempt shall be made to notify and inform the owner of the animal of the requirements of this article for regaining the custody of the animal. (b) Such attempt shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following: (1) In the instance of an impounded dog or cat, contact with the owner identified by the microchip or other permanent means of identification, if any, borne by the dog or cat; (2) In the instance of an impounded dog or cat not bearing a permanent means of identification, contact with the veterinarian facility listed on the animal's vaccination tag; and (3) Cooperation of effort with other governmental and private agencies, such as the Humane Society of St. Joseph County or other humane and/or breed rescue organizations recognized by the animal care and control division. (c) Any owned, free-roaming cat who lacks visible owner identification will be processed through the community cat program.? Any ear tipped community cat that has been spayed/neutered and vaccinated as described in Section 5.001 of this chapter will be processed through the community cat program. 5.1072 Redemption (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 XXXXXX , passed t.b.d., 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 business 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, transferred to rescue or humanely euthanized, pursuant to § 5.090. (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(should we include cats?), 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. (Ord. XXXXXX) § 5.108 INSPECTIONS. (a) Whenever it is necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of or perform any duty imposed by this chapter or when there is reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building or upon any premises any violation of the provisions of this chapter or state law, the Animal Control Officer or Health Officer or police officer is authorized at all reasonable times to inspect the same for compliance with the provisions of this chapter or any state law; provided that: (1.)If the property is occupied, the officer shall first present proper credentials to the occupant and request entry, explaining the reasons therefor; and (2.)If the property is unoccupied, the officer shall make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having control of the property and request entry explaining the reasons therefor.