(a) An officer shall take an animal that he or she has impounded to the Animal Control Shelter where the animal shall be confined in a humane manner for a period not less than prescribed by KMC 3.25.030.

(b) Immediately upon receiving an impounded animal, the Animal Control Shelter shall make a reasonable effort to notify the animal’s owner of the impoundment and the conditions under which the owner may recover the animal.

(c) The Animal Control Office may file a complaint against the owner of an animal impounded for creating a disturbance or being at large.