(a) The owner of any animal impounded under the provisions of this subchapter shall be permitted at any time within thirty (30) days from the date of first publication of notice of the impounding of the animal to reclaim the animal upon the payment of all costs incurred by the county in connection with the taking up and delivery of the animal to the enclosure, the feeding and care of the animal while impounded, and the cost of publication of notice.
(b)
(1) The animal shall be delivered to the owner if reclaimed in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter at the enclosure provided by the county court.
(2) All costs in connection with the removal of the animal from the enclosure shall be borne by the owner.
(c) The owner shall establish his or her claim to the animal before the sheriff by evidence as shall be satisfactory to the sheriff.
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