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ORDINANCE No. 2023 — 04 (As Amended) Page 5 (e) If the Animal Warden is a part-time position in the Public Service Department, the Animal Warden shall be provided with a badge designating his office and authority and such other uniforms, vehicles and equipment necessary to carry out his or her duties. If the position is filled by contract, the Animal Warden shall be required to obtain his or her own badge and such other uniforms, vehicles and equipment necessary to carry out his or her duties. 505.04 ANIMAL SHELTER. The Animal Warden whether part-time or filled by contract shall provide or have access to a suitable place, either within or without the corporate limits of the Municipality, for the keeping of impounded animals in a humane manner, and the making of proper provision for the feeding and caring of such animals. 505.05 IMPOUNDING ANIMALS. (a) It shall be the duty of the Animal Warden or any police officer to apprehend any animal, including any dog, found at large and to impound or cause to be impounded such animal in the animal shelter or other suitable place. The Animal Warden, upon receiving any animal, shall make a complete registry, entering as applicable the breed, color and sex of such animal and whether licensed. If licensed, the Animal Warden shall enter the name and address of the owner and the number of the license tag. (b) As soon as is possible, but in no event later than two (2) days after the impounding of any animal, the owner shall be notified, or if the owner of the animal is unknown, notice shall be posted for three (3) days on the Municipality's website describing the animal and the time and place of taking. The owner of any animal so impounded may reclaim such animal upon presentation of a license or proof of a license and upon the payment an impounding fee. If the animal was unlicensed or untagged, the owner will have to provide identifying information or other proof of ownership. (c) Animals which have been seized by the Animal Warden and impounded shall be kept, housed and fed for three (3) days. At the expiration of such time, unless previously redeemed by the owner thereof, such animal shall be surrendered to the Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter. (d) A record of all animals impounded, the disposition of same, the owner's name and address, if known, and a statement of impounding fees and costs assessed against such owner 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. 505.06 QUARANTINE OF ANIMALS. (a) Whenever it is established that any dog or other animal has bitten any person, or shows signs of being infected with rabies, the owner of such animal, upon order of the Animal Warden or Chief of Police, shall quarantine such animal in the Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter or in a veterinarian's kennels for a period of ten (10) days from date of such order, at the cost and expense of the owner of such animal. (b) In the event that the owner of such animal fails to comply with the order provided for in subsection (a) hereof, within six (6) hours after such order has been issued and served upon such owner, the Animal Warden or any police officer of the Municipality may take such animal into custody and place the same in quarantine at the expense of the owner. 505.07 DAMAGING PROPERTY; HEALTH NUISANCE. 4874-8943-1395,v.1 Formatted: Line spacing: Exactly 9 pt