§ 6-5. Impounding of animals.

(a)

Any animal whether licensed or unlicensed, may be captured and impounded by any law enforcement officer or animal control officer if such animal:

(1)

Is found running at large within the city;

(2)

Is a menace to persons or other animals;

(3)

Is suffering or reasonably suspected to be suffering from an infectious or contagious disease;

(4)

Causes serious annoyance or disturbance to persons in the neighborhood of continuous habitual actions that don't appear to be corrected by the owner of such animal once advised of such annoyance;

(5)

Appears to be vicious or is permitted to go unconfined and unrestrained;

(6)

Is found to be abandoned, neglected or tortured;

(7)

[Is a] dangerous animal;

(8)

Is a dog not wearing a collar or license tag as required by law;

(9)

Is a dog or cat over the age of three months and is not properly vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian on an annual basis;

(10)

There is a breach of spray/neuter agreement after being adopted from the LaPorte County Small Animal Shelter;

(11)

Failure of animal owner to obtain rabies vaccination after reclaim of animal from shelter;

(12)

As otherwise provided for and required by this chapter.

(Ord. No. 29-2003, § 5, 9-15-03; Ord. No. 33-2010, § II, 12-20-2010)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 33-2010, § 5, adopted Dec. 20, 2010, did not specifically amend the Code; hence, inclusion herein as subsection 6-5(7) was at the discretion of the editor. Former subsections (7)—(11) were renumbered as (8)—(12) to facilitate inclusion of said ordinance.