§ 6-40. Taking ownership of stray/found animals.

Any domestic animal found by a person other than the parish run animal shelter shall be held for 14 days before claiming ownership and/or adopting/transferring said animal so long as the said animal has not displayed or reported to have displayed any aggression towards humans or other animals and/or has not caused damage nor reported to have caused damage to property. Additionally, reasonable attempts to locate and reunite the found animal with its rightful owner shall be made within the 14 days, including, but not limited to, placing an ad in the local newspaper(s), completing a found report with the St. Martin Parish Animal Shelter, and having the found animal scanned for a microchip.

(Ord. No. 15-12-1125-OR, 12-15-2015)