§ 10-68. Reclaiming impounded dogs.

(a)

Any person owning, possessing or keeping a dog which has been allowed to run at large and which has been impounded may claim and retrieve such dog from the city animal shelter by payment of the required fee. The burden of proof as to vaccination and licensing shall be upon the party attempting to claim the dog from the animal control worker under this article.

(b)

Any person claiming unvaccinated and unlicensed dogs shall, after the payment of the fee assessed in this section, and prior to the release of the dog, sign a promise in writing to the animal control officer that such person shall immediately have the dog vaccinated and licensed if the animal is released to him. The animal control worker shall keep such statements in a safe place, and should such a statement be signed and the dog be again impounded and the dog not having been vaccinated and licensed as promised, then the animal control worker, prior to releasing such dog, shall require the established fee to be paid by the person claiming the dog, and require another promise in writing to have the dog licensed and vaccinated before he shall release the dog to the person claiming such dog.

(c)

If the owner of an impounded dog fails or refuses to reclaim such dog within five days after impoundment, the city animal shelter is hereby authorized to release such dog to a person other than the owner upon the payment of the required fees.

(Code 1980, § 7-32)

State law reference

Sterilization of impounded dogs, A.C.A. § 20-19-103.