<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-102. - Notification to animal services division.</div>
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               (a)
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               Any person who has knowledge of or keeps, feeds, harbors or possesses a stray or abandoned
               animal must notify animal services within 24 hours of having knowledge of the animal
               or the animal coming into his/her possession or control.
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               (b)
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               Any person required to notify animal services under subsection (1) must provide the
               following information to animal services:
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               (1)
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               The name, address and telephone number of the person completing the lost/found report.
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               (2)
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               A description of the animal, including its color, breed, sex, age and any other identifying
               information.
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               (3)
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               The location where the animal was discovered.
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               (c)
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               Any person who gives away, sells or allows an otherwise stray or abandoned animal
               to be adopted without first surrendering the animal to the animal shelter shall have
               no authority over the animal and ownership shall remain with the previous owner to
               the extent the previous owner is able to be identified.
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               (Ord. of 8-17-2009; Ord. No. 2014-04, 6-16-2014; Ord. No. 2023-02, 3-6-2023)
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