11-1013. Establishment of county pounds;
impounding and disposing of dogs and cats; reclaiming impounded
dogs and cats; pound fees
A. The board of supervisors in each county may provide or authorize a county pound
or pounds or enter into a cooperative agreement with a city, a veterinarian or an Arizona
incorporated humane society for the establishment and operation of a county pound.
B. Any stray dog shall be impounded. All dogs and cats impounded shall be given
proper care and maintenance.
C. Each stray dog or any cat impounded shall be kept and maintained at the county
pound for a minimum of seventy-two hours or one hundred twenty hours for an animal that
is wearing a license, unless claimed or surrendered by its owner. Any person may
purchase such a dog or cat on expiration of the impoundment period, if the person pays
all pound fees established by the county board of supervisors and complies with the
licensing and vaccinating provisions of this article. If such dog or cat is to be used
for medical research, no license or vaccination shall be required.
D. Any impounded licensed dog or any cat may be reclaimed by its owner or such
owner's agent provided that the person reclaiming the dog or cat furnishes proof of the
person's right to do so and pays all pound fees established by the board of
supervisors. Any person purchasing such a dog or cat shall pay all pound fees
established by the board of supervisors.
E. If the dog or cat is not reclaimed within the impoundment period, the county
enforcement agent shall take possession of and may place the dog or cat for sale or may
dispose of the dog or cat in a humane manner. The county enforcement agent may destroy
impounded sick or injured dogs or cats if destruction is necessary to prevent the dog or
cat from suffering or to prevent the spread of disease.
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