§21-1686.

§21-1686.
   
   A. Any person owning or having charge or custody of a maimed,
   diseased, disabled, or infirm animal who abandons said animal or who
   allows said animal to lie in a public street, road, or public place
   one (1) hour after said person receives notice by a duly constituted
   authority that the animal is disabled or dead, upon conviction, shall
   be guilty of a misdemeanor.
   
   B. Any peace officer, animal control officer, or agent or officer of
   the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or of any humane
   society duly incorporated for the purpose of the prevention of cruelty
   to animals may destroy or cause to be destroyed any animal found
   abandoned and for which no proper care has been given.
   
   C. When any person who is arrested, and who is at the time of such
   arrest in charge of any animal or of any vehicle drawn by or
   containing any animal, any peace officer, animal control officer, or
   agent or officer of said humane societies may take custody of the
   animal or of the vehicle and its contents, or deliver the animal or
   the vehicle and its contents into the possession of the police or
   sheriff of the county or place where such arrest was made, who shall
   assume the custody thereof. All necessary expenses incurred in taking
   custody of the animal or of the vehicle and its contents shall be a
   lien on such property.
   
   D. For the purpose of the provisions of this section and Section 1691
   of this title, the term abandon means the voluntary relinquishment of
   an animal with no intention to retain possession and shall include but
   shall not be limited to vacating a premises and leaving the animal in
   or at the premises, or failing to feed the animal or allowing it to
   stray or wander onto private or public property with the intention of
   surrendering ownership or custody over said animal.