6.02.250 Impounded animals—Redemption | Anacortes Municipal Code

6.02.250 Impounded animals—Redemption.

Any animal impounded pursuant to the provisions of this title or other city animal control ordinances may be redeemed upon payment by its owner of all redemption fees as set out below and upon evidence satisfactory to the animal control officer or shelter that the violation has been corrected or by order of the court following an appeal and hearing as set out in this chapter. Redemption fees may include the following:

A. Actual boarding costs for the animal;

B. Actual cost of quarantine, if applicable;

C. Emergency medical expenses due to illness, disease, or injury;

D. Distrain fee of twenty dollars;

E. Licensing fee, if applicable;

F. Vaccination fee, is applicable.

All redemption fees are the obligation of the owner even if the animal is implicitly abandoned or expressly relinquished. (Ord. 2955 Att. A, 2015)