It is the responsibility of the owner of every animal treated, impounded, and/or destroyed under this title to pay the costs of treatment, transportation, housing, impoundment, euthanasia and fees for such animal. Abandonment of the animal does not relieve the owner of such responsibility.

It is unlawful for the owner of animals treated, impounded, and/or adopted pursuant to the provisions of this title to fail to or refuse to pay the impound fees, transportation, boarding, veterinary care, licensing, adoption, euthanasia costs, fines, restitution or other required fees or costs as set forth in this title. A violation shall be a misdemeanor.

Any provider, other than Clallam County, of services under this title, including but not limited to transportation, medical veterinary services, boarding, or euthanasia, shall seek payment directly from the owner of the animal and shall not seek or be entitled to payment from Clallam County; except that the provider may seek payment from Clallam County when the animal is referred to the provider by the County and the owner is unknown. In cases where the animal is referred to the provider by the County and the animal is not wearing a license tag, scanning for microchip is unsuccessful, and no owner is known, medical care may be limited by the County to providing humane euthanasia of the animal.