§ 5-5. Designated caretaker.

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The animal services division shall immediately be considered the designated caretaker of a stray, impounded, or surrendered animal, including any injured animal found at large or abandoned. As the designated caretaker, the animal services division shall have the provisional assumption of ownership and shall have the authority to administer preventative immunizations and any required medical treatment. Additionally, the animal services division shall have the authority to utilize emergency humane euthanasia in the event of a suffering animal.

(Ord. No. 9729-2014, § 1, 6-17-14)

                    
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