If the actual charges and expenses of the poundmaster are not paid and the animals are not removed within five days after they are impounded, the poundmaster shall give notice by publication in the official newspaper of the township if one has been designated or, if one has not been designated, in the official newspaper of the county in which the animals are impounded. The notice must provide that unless the animals are removed and the charges and expenses paid within ten days after the date of the notice, the poundmaster shall sell the animals at a public sale, as provided in the notice. On the day designated in the notice, the poundmaster shall expose the animals for sale and sell them to the highest bidder.
58-13-05. Humane treatment of animals - Poundmaster may destroy worthless animals. The poundmaster shall provide humane treatment and care for any animal in the pound. If any animal taken up by the poundmaster is deemed by the poundmaster to be worthless and cannot be sold, the poundmaster may offer the animal for adoption. If after five days the animal has not been adopted, the poundmaster shall destroy the animal and dispose of it. The board of township supervisors shall pay the poundmaster out of the general fund of the township.