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1. The Animal Warden or any police officer may seize or impound <br />any animal found astray on public property or claimed to be astray <br />by the owner of the premises upon which such animal may be found <br />provided that the owner of the premises demands such seizure or <br />impoundment and agrees in writing to indemnify and hold harmless <br />the City from any claim for damages by the owner of said animal. <br /> <br />2. Disposition of such impounded stray shall thereafter be <br />pursuant to the provisions of Section 502.28 herein. <br /> <br />502.28 DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN DISEASED OR DANGEROUS ANIMALS <br /> <br />1. ~_ny animal displaying symptoms of being rabid may be seized <br />at any place or time and shall be confined in the City dog pound, <br />or other appropriate place designated for such purpose by the <br />Council from time to time, at the expense of the owner, until <br />found to be free from rabies. <br /> <br />2. If any animal appears to be diseased, vicious, dangerous, <br />rabid, or has been exposed to rabies, and such animal cannot be <br />taken up and impounded without serious risk, such animal may be <br />killed if reasonably necessary for the safety of any person or <br />persons. <br /> <br />3. When any animal has bitten any person, wherein the skin has <br />been punctured or the services of a doctor are required, a report <br />of the incident shall immediately be made to the Police Department <br />by the owner or custodian of the biting animal, or the person <br />bitten or his parent or guardian. <br /> <br />502.30 REDEMPTION OF ANIMALS <br /> <br />1. The City, upon the impounding of any animal, may condition <br />redemption of said animal from impounding upon payment of the <br />required impounding fee as duly set by the Council from time to <br />time, plus the cost of boarding for each day said animal has been <br />confined in said pound, together with the payment for a current <br />license for said animal if no current license has been issued. <br />The pound keeper shall issue a receipt in triplicate pursuant to <br />the requirements of this section, the original of which shall be <br />given to the person paying the required impounding fee, the <br />duplicate to be furnished to the City Administrator, and the <br />triplicate to be retained by the pound keeper. <br /> <br />2. If at the end of five (5) days after said impounding, the <br />animal has not been redeemed, it may be sold at private sale, or <br />the keeper of the pound may dispose of the animal in a humane <br /> <br /> <br />