8.02.080 Livestock – Redemption – Fees – Procedure for sale of unredeemed animals – Profits of sale held for owner.
(1) If at any time before such sale the owner of the animal or animals so taken up or impounded pursuant to SMC 8.02.060 claims the same, the owner shall be entitled to possession thereof by paying to the city the appropriate fees as stated in Chapter 3.30 SMC, Fee Schedule, or fee resolution for:
(a) Transportation and impoundment expenses. The fee shall progressively double for each impoundment of the same animal during any one-year period;
(b) Actual cost per day for room and board during the period of impoundment;
(c) Any and all delinquent court fines imposed with respect to the animal.
(2) At the time named in said notice, if such animal or animals not be prior thereto claimed and redeemed, the animal control officer shall sell such animal or animals at public auction to the highest bidder for cash and shall immediately pay the proceeds of such sale into the city treasury, and give a receipt therefor to the purchaser. The city may contract for auctioneer services and pay expenses thereof from the proceeds from the sale of said animals.
(3) If the owner or owners of any animal or animals sold under the provisions of this chapter shall at any time within one year from the date of such sale make satisfactory proof of ownership, he/she or they shall be entitled to receive the net proceeds of such sale so paid into the city treasury, after deducting all legal charges, administrative costs and expenses. If such funds have not been claimed after one year, such proceeds shall be deemed forfeited and deposited in the general fund. (Ord. 1389 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1033, 1998).