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agreement shall be a forfeiture of the spay/neuter deposit and the manager may require return of <br /> the adopted animal to the shelter. <br /> 4. The owner of any animal retained at the shelter pending legal action pertaining to <br /> violations of this chapter and/or other judicial actions or hearings, pertaining to his/her <br /> ownership/responsibilities regarding the animal, shall be liable for all fees prescribed by fee <br /> schedule, upon conviction. <br /> 5. The manager shall dispose of animals held for the prescribed period without <br /> redemption or adoption only by means of euthanasia; provided, however, that irrespective of any <br /> prescribed holding period the manager, upon advice of a licensed veterinarian, may immediately <br /> dispose of any sick or injured impounded animal by euthanasia. <br /> 6. The decision of whether to release an animal to an individual for the purposes of <br /> adoption shall be discretionary with the manager or his/her designee. In making the determination <br /> the manager or his/her designee shall base his decision on what is in the best interest of the animal <br /> and shall consider such factors which include, but are not limited to, age of the individual <br /> requesting adoption, premises where the animal will be kept and condition of the animal. <br /> is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Shelter operation-Impoundment procedures-Release and disposal. <br /> A. The manager shall operate, maintain or provide an adequate facility to receive and care for <br /> any animal delivered to his/her custody for disposition under provisions of this chapter, which <br /> facility shall be accessible to the public during reasonable hours for the conduct of necessary <br /> business concerning impounded animals. <br /> B. Any animal may be impounded and held at the shelter when it is the subject of a violation <br /> of this chapter, when an animal requires protective custody and care for mistreatment or neglect <br /> by its lawful owner, or when otherwise ordered impounded by a court. <br /> C. An animal is deemed to be impounded from the time the manager or his designee, <br /> including Everett police personnel and contracted agents such as on-call veterinarian hospitals, <br /> takes physical custody of such animal. <br /> D. The manager or any animal control officer or police officer may enter the private <br /> unenclosed property of another, with or without warrant, when in hot pursuit, to take possession <br /> of any animal observed at large. <br /> E. Any person who finds and harbors a dog or cat, which is not lawfully their property and/or <br /> without knowing the animal owner's identity, shall notify the animal control shelter and furnish a <br /> description of the animal. The finder may surrender the animal to the animal control shelter or <br /> retain its possession, subject to demand of the manager of animal control. Records of reported <br /> findings shall be retained by the manager and made available to public inspection. Any finder, in <br /> addition to reporting as provided in this section shall, within seven days of the finding, cause to be <br /> published in a newspaper of general circulation once each week for two consecutive weeks, notice <br /> of the finding with description of the animal. If, within thirty days of the finding report made to <br /> animal control, no person makes claim upon the finder for return of the animal, the finder who <br /> retains possession shall obtain a license as required in this chapter and thus shall become the legal <br /> owner. <br /> 18 <br />