6.04.081 Impoundment--Authority.
Any person employed by the county as a dogcatcher, or any deputy sheriff of Skamania County, or any person contracted with for such services, is authorized to impound any dog found in violation of any of the sections of this chapter, whether or not the dog is licensed as provided for in this chapter, and is authorized to impound any unlicensed dog or dogs without a license displayed on their collar, found running at large, whether or not in violation of any other provisions of this chapter. Further, any person authorized to impound any dog is also authorized to issue a citation for failure to license, as referred to in Sections 6.04.010 and 6.04.020 of this chapter. In addition, any dog that has bitten any person, or has harmed any other animal, shall constitute a nuisance and may be impounded by such person. (Ord. 1990-02 § 3)