The owner of any cat or other animal impounded under the provisions of this chapter may redeem it within 48 hours from the time of impounding by paying to the animal control agency a redemption fee of $15.00. In addition to the redemption fee, the redeemer shall pay, as a boarding charge for the caring and keeping of such cat or animal, the sum of $4.00 per day for each day, including the first and last days, that the cat or other animal is retained by the impounding authority. If such cat or other animal is not redeemed by the owner within 48 hours, it may be humanely destroyed or otherwise disposed of at the discretion of the animal control agency; provided, however, that any cat or other animal so impounded less than two months of age, at the discretion of the animal control agency, may be humanely destroyed or otherwise disposed of at any time after impounding. [Ord. 40 § 1, 1996.]