8.02.180 Destruction and sale of animals.
(1) The animal control officer or other properly certified person shall have the authority to sell or destroy, by humane means, all animals given to the city or impounded pursuant to this chapter, when such animals have not been redeemed by their owners in the following time periods:
(a) Immediately upon determining that it would be humane to destroy an injured or diseased animal and the animal is unlicensed or the owner cannot be located. Determination of whether the animal will be destroyed will be made by a veterinarian, animal control officer or police officer;
(b) Ten working days after an animal has been impounded pursuant to this chapter.
(2) The animal control officer or other properly certified person as defined in SMC 8.02.280 shall have the authority to sell such animal(s) with the net proceeds of such sale so paid into the city treasury, after deducting legal charges, administrative costs and expenses. (Ord. 1389 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1033, 1998).