A dog, a cat or another small pet or animal kept for recreational purposes found at large and impounded may be brought to the municipality’s animal shelter for temporary care. The animal shelter will keep the impounded animal for a minimum of 15 days. After this period, the animal shelter has the right to sell, give away or put down the animal.
A wild animal that has been cared for because of an illness or an injury must be released if it can be expected to re-adapt to life in the wild without difficulty. If the animal cannot be released or its care otherwise arranged for, the animal must be put down.
The owner or the possessor of the animal may have to pay for the costs of impounding, caring for and possibly putting down the animal.