<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 5-6. - Keeping stray animals.</div>
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               It shall be unlawful for any person in the county to knowingly and intentionally harbor,
               feed, keep in possession by confinement, or otherwise, any stray animal which does
               not belong to him, unless he has, within 24 hours from the time such animal came into
               his possession, notified animal services of his intentions to either surrender the
               stray animal to animal services or advertise such stray animal in the local newspaper
               with the most circulations of five consecutive days. If the individual holding the
               stray animal selects to advertise the animal and the prior owner does not respond
               by the tenth day, the individual who has advertised shall be deemed the legal owner.
               If the advertisement has not started within 72 hours, animal services requires that
               the animal be surrendered to an authorized representative of animal services. It shall
               be unlawful for any person to refuse to surrender any such stray animal.
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               (Code 1978, Â§ 3-6; Ord. of 3-12-2012)
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