§ 7-2-17 Proper care, maintenance and destruction of impounded animals.
(A) Any animal impounded in a county or city pound shall be given proper and humane care and maintenance.
(B) Any dog or cat destroyed while impounded in a county or city pound shall be destroyed only by the use of one of the following:
(1) Sodium pentobarbital or a derivative of sodium pentobarbital;
(2) Nitrogen gas;
(3) T 61 Euthanasia solution or its generic equivalent.
(C) If an animal is destroyed by means specified in (B)(1) or (3) of this section, it shall be done by a licensed veterinarian or in accordance with procedures established by the state veterinarian pursuant to A.R.S. § 3-1213.
(D) The governing body of any county or city which operates a pound shall establish procedures for the humane destruction of impounded animals by the methods described in subsections (B) and (C) of this section. (Prior Code, § 7-2-17)