<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 4-166. - Notification to animal control 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 the sheriff or his/her designee within 24 hours of having knowledge
               of the animal or the animal coming into his possession or control. This obligation
               does not apply to an ear-tipped cat.
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               (b)
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               Any person required to notify the sheriff or his/her designee under subsection <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH4AN_ARTVIISTABAN_S4-166NOANCODI" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">4-166</a>(a) shall provide the following information to animal control:
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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 and age.
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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 said 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 6-11-12, Â§ 1; Res. of 6-12-23(1), Â§ 1.E))
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