§ 6-5. Impoundment of animal running at large.

(a)

It shall be the duty of the department to establish an animal shelter in the city, at such place as may be designated by the city council, where all animals found running at large in violation of this chapter shall be received and taken care of. For purposes of this chapter, the animal shelter shall be referred to as BARC.

(b)

The city, through the director, is the designated caretaker of every impounded animal on the date of impoundment, intake or surrender.

(c)

Immediately upon intake, the designated caretaker is authorized to provide each healthy, appropriate-aged, impounded animal with core immunizations as defined by the Association of Shelter Veterinarian guidelines, administered by a licensed veterinarian or by a person under the veterinarian's supervision who is familiar with the common infectious diseases affecting dogs and cats, along with any other necessary treatment the veterinarian determines to be appropriate for the animal.

(d)

The provisions of this section shall not apply to 'estrays' as defined in § 142.001 of the Texas Agriculture Code.

(Ord. No. 2014-244, § 2(Exh. A), 3-26-2014; Ord. No. 2014-721, § 2, 7-16-2014)