§ 4-132. Dogs running at large.

Any dog found running at large in violation of the provisions of this article may be seized by the proper county or municipal authorities or by any peace officer and placed in the county or municipal pound. When the dog is so found running at large, the owner, if the dog bears a tag, shall be notified by a postcard addressed to his last known mailing address to appear within five days and redeem his dog or the same will be destroyed or otherwise disposed of. If the owner appears to redeem his dog, he shall pay a penalty of $1.50 for each dog so seized and impounded, and thereupon the dog shall be delivered to him. If the dog so seized is unvaccinated, the owner, before he is permitted to regain possession of the dog, shall have the animal vaccinated and present the certificate of vaccination to the pound authority. The payment of this pound fee, however, and the delivery of the dog to the owner shall not relieve the owner from the other penalties provided for the violation of this article.

(Code 1992, § 3-41; Priv. Acts 1951, ch. 384, § 8)

Note— Current fees found in City of Memphis Code §§ 8-8-3 and 8-16-7.

State law reference

Similar provisions, T.C.A. § 68-8-107.