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15. Animals and Fowl 505.11 505.07 IMPOUNDING DOGS. It shall be the duty of the Animal Warden or any police officer to apprehend any dog found running at large and to impound or cause to be impounded such dog in the pound or other suitable place. The Animal Warden, upon receiving any dog, shall make a complete registry, entering the breed, color and sex of such dog and whether licensed. If licensed, he shall enter the name and address of the owner and the number of the license tag. (Ord. 84-11. Passed 10-15-84. ) 505.08 NOTICE TO OWNER OF IMPOUNDED DOG; REDEMPTION. Not later than two days after the impounding of any dog, the owner shall be notified, or if'the owner of the dog is unknown, written notice shall be posted for three days on the bulletin board in the lobby of the Village Hall describing the dog and the time and place of taking. The owner of any dog so impounded may reclaim such dog upon presentation of a license, if the dog was unlicensed or untagged, and upon the payment of an impounding fee of five dollars ($5.00) plus boarding charges at the rate of one dollar. ($1.00) per day. (Ord. 84-11. Passed 10-15-84.) 505.09 DISPOSITION OF DOGS. Dogs which have been seized by the Animal Warden and impounded shall be kept, housed and fed for three days. At the expiration of such time, .unless previously redeemed by the owner thereof, such animal shall be surrendered to the County Dog Pound of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. (Ord. 84-11. Passed 10-15-84. ) 505.10 IMPOUNDED DOG RECORDS AND RECEIPTS. ~. A record of all dogs impounded, the disposition of same, the, owner's name and address, if known, and a statement of impounding-fees and costs assessed against such dogs shall be kept by the Animal Warden and a copy thereof shall be furnished to the Director of Finance together with all moneys received as a result of such impounding fees and costs. .(Ord. 84-11. Passed 10-15-84.) 505.11 DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS DOGS. (a) As used in this section: (1')' "Dangerous dog" is defined as follows: A. "Dangerous dog" means a dog that, without provocation, and subject to paragraph (a)(1)B. hereof, has chased or approached in either a menacing fashion or an apparent attitude of attack, or has attempted to bite or otherwise endanger any person,' while that dog is off the premises of its owner, keeper or harborer and not under the reasonable control of its owner, keeper, harborer or some other responsible person, or not physically restrained or confined in a locked pen which has a top, locked fenced yard or other locked enclosure which has a top. 1988 Replacement