§ 6.02.200. Transport of injured animals to veterinarian.

Any peace officer, humane society officer, or Animal Services Officer shall convey all injured cats and dogs found without their owners in a public place directly to a veterinarian known by the officer to be a veterinarian who ordinarily treats dogs and cats for a determination of whether the animal shall be immediately and humanely destroyed or shall be hospitalized under proper care and given emergency treatment. If the animal is treated and recovers from its injuries, the animal will be put up for adoption after the prescribed period of time and no owner is found. If an owner for the animal is found they will be liable to all cost incurred for the care and treatment of the animal. The costs for the care and treatment of the animal will be required to be paid prior to the animal being returned to the owner. No veterinarian shall be criminally or civilly liable for any decision which he or she makes or for services which he or she provides pursuant to this section. An Animal Services Officer who takes possession of an animal pursuant to this section shall keep records of the whereabouts of the animal for a 72-hour period from the time of possession, and those records shall be available for inspection by the public upon request.

(Ord. 960, 10/20/09; § 1)