Sec. 5-11. Impoundment; Citizen Cooperation.

1. It is hereby found that the Animal Control Authority's public purpose of protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this parish by seizing and impounding stray animals can be greatly facilitated through cooperation of the citizens and residents of this parish.

2. Therefore, the Animal Shelter, at its discretion, may loan its traps to residents of this parish, pursuant to a written loan agreement, in order to further the cooperation between the Animal Control Authority and the Parish's citizens in seizing and impounding stray animals. The agreement shall include, but not be limited to, the following terms and conditions:

   1. The Animal Shelter shall recover from the borrower any costs associated with damaged, lost, or stolen traps in the amount of $40.00 per trap.
   2. The Animal Shelter shall recover from the borrower late fees in the amount of $10.00 per day for traps not returned by the specified trap return date.
3. Any person may use his own traps to capture stray animals, provided it is accomplished humanely and with a humane trap which is covered by a solid shelter. Any person who traps a stray animal shall relinquish it to the Animal Shelter within a reasonable time in order to ensure the humane treatment of the animal. No person shall set a trap to capture a stray animal on days the Animal Shelter is closed.
4. Any person who inhumanely traps an animal and/or relocates a domestic animal is subject to a charge of animal neglect.