§ 5-3. Construction; maintenance of pound; purposes; fees for impounded animals.

(a)

The City Council may purchase, lease or construct, and may operate and maintain City pounds or subpounds to retain animals at large, any fierce, vicious or dangerous animals not properly secured or restrained by the owner or keeper, animals that are nuisances, animals having or believed to have rabies or other infectious or contagious diseases, dogs not licensed and inoculated as required by this chapter, or any animal otherwise in violation of this chapter.

(b)

The City Council may charge reasonable fees for impounding animals under this chapter. The owners or keepers of impounded animals shall pay the fees and execute a sworn statement of ownership or responsibility as a condition precedent to release of an impounded animal. Fees collected shall be deposited in the general revenue fund of the City, and all expenses of administering this chapter shall be paid from that fund. The City Council shall promulgate by resolution all charges to be paid under this chapter.

(c)

Notwithstanding Subsection (b) of this section, a dog which is not inoculated against rabies or which is not licensed shall not be released from a City pound until provisions have been made to properly inoculate and license the animal.

(Code 1999, § 3-3)