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Sec. 10-51. - Authorized. The animal warden or any police officer of the city shall seize and impound any dogs or cats found in the city without the tag provided for by this chapter, or animals running at large in violation of section 10- 2. To enforce this chapter, the animal warden or police officer may enter upon any private premises in pursuit of an animal running at large. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with the animal warden or a police officer engaged in taking an animal under this section for impoundment or to refuse to surrender an animal to the animal warden or a police officer for confinement. (Code 1982, § 502.24) Sec. 10-52. - Diseased or dangerous animals. (a) Any animal displaying symptoms of being rabid may be seized at any place or time and shall be confined in the city pound, or other appropriate place designated for such purpose by the council from time to time, at the expense of the owner, until found to be free from rabies. (b) If any animal appears to be diseased, vicious, dangerous, or rabid, or has been exposed to rabies, and such animal cannot be taken up and impounded without serious risk, such animal may be killed if reasonably necessary for the safety of any person. (Code 1982, § 502.28) Sec. 10-53. - Redemption of impounded animals; disposition of unredeemed animals. (a) The city, upon the impounding of any animal, may condition redemption of the animal from impoundment upon payment of the required impounding fee as duly set by the council from time to time, plus the cost of boarding for each day the animal has been confined in the pound, together with the payment for a current license for the animal if no current license has been issued. The pound keeper shall issue a receipt in triplicate pursuant to the requirements of this section, the original of which shall be given to the person paying the impoundment fee established by resolution, the duplicate to be furnished to the city administrator, and the triplicate to be retained by the pound keeper. (b) If, at the end of five regular business days after such impounding, as defined by Minn. Stats. § 346.47, the animal has not been redeemed, it may be sold at private sale or the keeper of the pound may dispose of the animal in a humane manner as permitted by law. (Code 1982, § 502.30; Ord. No. 13-16, 10-21-2013) Secs. 10-54—10-80. - Reserved. \[3\] ARTICLE III. - DOGS AND CATS Footnotes: --- (3) --- State Law reference— Dogs and cats, Minn. Stats. ch. 347. Sec. 10-81. - Confinement of female dogs in heat.