<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 3-84. - Abandoned animals and/or destruction of wounded, diseased or unwanted animals.</div>
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               (a)
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               No animal shall be left at the animal shelter before or after the posted hours of
               operation of the animal shelter, unless authorized by the department of animal services
               and control or a person duly authorized thereby.
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               (b)
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               No owner or keeper of any animal shall willfully abandon such animal on any street,
               road, highway, public place or private property when not in the care of another person.
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               (c)
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               Notwithstanding any other provision of the article, any animal seized and impounded
               which is badly wounded, diseased and not a rabies suspect, or unweaned and has no
               identification, the department of animal services and control shall attempt to notify
               the owner or keeper of the animal before disposing of the animal. If the owner or
               keeper of the animal cannot be reasonably ascertained or readily available and the
               animal is suffering, the department of animal services and control may destroy the
               animal at its discretion in a humane manner.
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               (Ord. No. 92-3, Â§ 24, 9-8-92; Ord. of 4-21-03; Ord. of 8-7-06; Ord. of 11-7-22(1),
               pt. XII)
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