<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 4-58. - Impoundment of potentially dangerous, dangerous and vicious dogs.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               <span class="ital">Apprehension and surrender.</span> Upon an initial determination or upon registration of a dog to be dangerous, potentially
               dangerous, or vicious, or if the director has reasonable suspicion to believe that
               a dangerous, potentially dangerous, or vicious dog is being kept or harbored within
               the territorial jurisdiction of this article in violation of it, or of a permit issued
               hereunder, animal control officers and law enforcement officers of the county, and
               of any municipality subject to this article, shall impound such dog. It shall be a
               violation of this article to fail or refuse to surrender such dog to such officers
               upon their lawful demand. The officer impounding such a dog shall deliver the same
               to the animal shelter.
               
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               (b)
               
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               <span class="ital">Confinement.</span> A dog impounded by or surrendered to an animal control officer or law enforcement
               officer, as provided herein, shall be confined in the animal shelter or, upon request
               of the owner, keeper or harborer of the dog, or a permittee hereunder, and at such
               person's expense, at a private veterinary facility or kennel approved by the director,
               subject to the following conditions:
               
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               (1)
               
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               <span class="ital">Costs of impoundment.</span> Impoundment shall be at the expense of the owner, keeper or harborer of the dog,
               or of the permittee. Costs of impoundment at the animal shelter shall be paid by the
               person liable therefor, at the daily rate therefor. The costs of impoundment at a
               veterinary facility or kennel shall be paid by the person liable therefor, pursuant
               to the terms of the agreement between such person and the proprietor of such facility
               or kennel. In no event shall the county, or any municipality subject to this article,
               be liable for, or pay for, impoundment at such private facility or kennel.
               
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               (2)
               
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               <span class="ital">Release from impoundment.</span> No such dog shall be released from impoundment, as provided herein, except upon registration
               of such dog and issuance, as provided herein, of a permit or temporary permit allowing
               such release. No such dog shall be released from the animal shelter until costs of
               confinement of such dog, any registration and permit fees for such dog, and any civil
               penalties assessed in connection with such dog have been paid in full.
               
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               (3)
               
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               <span class="ital">Disposition of unclaimed or abandoned dogs.</span> The following dogs impounded at the animal shelter pursuant to this article shall
               be deemed abandoned and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this article
               and the rules and regulations of the animal shelter:
               
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               a.
               
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               Any dog which remains unclaimed by its owner, keeper or harborer or permittee thereof,
               for a period more than ten days, or a period of lawful quarantine, whichever is longer.
               
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               b.
               
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               Any dog claimed by its owner, keeper or harborer, which is confined for a period in
               excess of ten days, or a period of lawful quarantine, whichever is longer, during
               which no application has been made for a permit or temporary permit; provided, however,
               the director shall extend such time upon a showing of justifiable delay in such action
               by the owner, keeper, harborer or permittee thereof.
               
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               (Ord. No. 2008-5, Â§ VIII, 6-11-2008)
               
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