§ 17.25.075. Impoundment at business facility or owner's home.

A.

The chief animal control officer or designee may permit an impounded animal to be held in a business facility provided:

1.

The animal is maintained at the sole expense of the owner, including the cost of all normal veterinary care;

2.

The facility owner and the chief animal control officer, or designee, agree to this type of impoundment in a written document signed by all parties;

3.

The facility demonstrates and maintains an ability to keep the animal in a manner no less secure than offered at the animal care and control center;

4.

The facility shall release the animal only to the chief animal control officer or designee or upon receipt of a signed release agreement and compliance with all written conditions of the release;

5.

The facility and the animal owner hold the municipality harmless and indemnify it against any liability arising from the actions or condition of the animal while it is impounded and kept under this subsection;

6.

The chief animal control officer or designee shall have the authority to inspect the premises where the animal is kept at any time during normal business hours without prior notice;

7.

The owner timely pays all fees established by the municipality for this service prior to transport of the animal(s); and

8.

The facility has in force and maintains, during the period the animal is in the ownership, possession or restraint of the business facility, a liability insurance policy in the amount of $1,000,000.00.

B.

The chief animal control officer or designee may permit an impounded animal which is the subject of a hearing or appeal to be held in the owner's home so long as the owner and the chief animal control officer or designee agree in writing that the owner shall abide by all the conditions as stated in subsections A.1. through A.7. above.

C.

Upon finding by the chief animal control officer or designee that any of the conditions stated in subsection A of this section have not been met by either the commercial facility or by the owner the owner shall have the animal care and control center transfer the animal to another facility or return the animal to the animal care and control center. In addition, the person responsible for the violation may be subject to a penalty as prescribed under this title.

(AO No. 2001-158(S-4), § 1, 1-1-03)