Mobile, AL Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

(a)The director shall have the authority, at the director's sole discretion, to impound any animal, reptile or serpent (referred to collectively herein, for the sake of convenience, as "animals") whose owner is criminally charged because the animal is alleged to have bitten, charged or caused other bodily injury to any human or other animal, pending final resolution of those criminal charges.(b)The director shall have the authority, at the director's sole discretion, to impound any animal which, without provocation, attacks or bites or has attacked or bitten a human being or domestic animal.(c)The owner shall be responsible for all costs related to the impounding of an animal under this provision, regardless of the outcome of the criminal matter.(d)If the animal impounded under this provision is deemed by a court of proper jurisdiction to be a continuing danger to the owner, member of the public or any animal, the director shall humanely dispose of the animal. (Ord. No. 07-058-2022, art. 1, 11-22-22)