<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-10. - Destruction of wounded, diseased, or unweaned dogs and cats.</div>
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               (a)
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               Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any dog or cat seized and impounded
               which is severely wounded, diseased (not a rabies suspect), or unweaned and has no
               identification may be destroyed immediately in a humane manner, or the dog or cat
               may be placed for adoption at the city's discretion. If the dog or cat has identification,
               animal control shall attempt to notify the owner or keeper before disposing of such
               dog or cat. If the owner or keeper cannot be reached after reasonable attempts have
               been made, and depending on the degree of (current) suffering of the cat/dog, and
               the lack of availability of a humane organization representative or its lack of response
               in a timely manner, animal control may destroy the dog or cat at its discretion in
               a humane manner. If the animal appears to be unowned/stray, the animal control officer
               will not attempt to call humane organization representative and may destroy the dog
               or cat in a humane manner if suffering.
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               (b)
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               In the event a vicious, injured, diseased dog or cat is found running at large, and
               cannot, by reasonable and diligent attempt, be taken up and impounded, such dog or
               cat may be field-euthanized by an animal control officer.
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               (Ord. No. 008-01, Â§ 10, 6-16-2008)
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