Section 3-7A-7 Maintenance of pound; notice of impoundment; adoption of animals. It shall be the duty of each and every county in the state to provide a suitable county pound and impounding officer for the impoundment of dogs and cats found running at large in violation of the provisions of this chapter. Every municipality with a population over 5,000 in which the county pound is not located shall maintain a suitable pound or contribute their pro rata share to the staffing and upkeep of the county pound. When dogs and cats are impounded and if the owner thereof is known, such owner shall be given direct notice of the impoundment of said animal or animals belonging to him; or the impounding officer may make said animal or animals available for adoption after a period of not less than seven days. (Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §7.) (Acts 1990, No. 90-530, p. 816, §7.)If your county does not provide a shelter or if you need info to send to your county commissioners to encourage them to look into establishing a shelter, I have copies of 2 decisions made by the Attorney General's Office concerning the requirement of a county to maintain a shelter. Please let me know which counties do not have a shelter or if you need copies of the A.G.'s decisions.