GNC.4.11.240 Authority to Impound

(a) The department has the authority to impound any animal in the following situations:

(1) any dog or cat which is not licensed in violation of Section GNC.4.11.090;

(2) any dog, cat or other animal which is not vaccinated in violation of Section GNC.4.11.100;

(3) any dog or cat which is not wearing a collar or harness or tags in violation of Section GNC.4.11.190;

(4) any dog which is running at large in violation of Section GNC.4.11.130 or not properly restrained or maintained as required under Section GNC.4.11.140;

(5) any animal that has bitten or attacked any person or domestic animal severely enough to break the skin or where rabies exposure may have occurred;

(6) any animal which is neglected, subjected to cruel treatment, animal fighting or abandoned;

(7) any animal which the department has reason to believe may be sick or diseased and presents a potential public health or safety hazard;

(8) any dangerous animal which is kept, maintained or harbored within the LCO Reservation in violation of Section GNC.4.11.300;

(9) any animal which is not confined within the premises of their owners or keepers during a public emergency in violation of Section GNC.4.11.280; and

(10) any wild or exotic animal which is kept, harbored or maintained within the LCO reservation not in accordance with Section GNC.4.11.330.

(b) The director shall have the authority to designate the place and manner in which animals are impounded.

(c) Following any impoundment, the director or his authorized agent shall notify the owner or keeper of the animal of its impoundment, or if the owner or keeper of the animal is unknown, the department shall make reasonable efforts to ascertain and to notify the owner or keeper of the impoundment.