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(1) in the event the dog has a valid license <br />tag and collar as required by Sections 5 -5 and 5 -6 of the Municipal <br />Code, the City shall notify the owner that it is holding the dog <br />and shall release the dog to its owner upon payment of an <br />impoundment fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00). If the dog is not <br />claimed within 10 days, it shall either be placed in the custody <br />of the Humane Society of St. Joseph County or destroyed; or <br />(2) in the event the dog has no valid license <br />tag and collar, it shall either be placed in the custody of the <br />Humane Society of St. Joseph County or destroyed. <br />(c) Any dog running at large which bites a <br />human being shall immediately be impounded and placed under <br />observation for a period of two (2) weeks at the expense of the <br />owner. If, after expiration of the two -week observation period, <br />the dog has shown no signs of rabies or other disease, such dog <br />may be released to its lawful owner. The Chief of Police or his <br />designate shall be empowered to go onto private property for the <br />purpose of impounding such dogs, and to obtain all necessary legal <br />process to accomplish this purpose. <br />(d) The owner is responsible to remove any <br />excrement from his dog by removing the same in a proper container <br />and disposing of it on his own property. The owner of a dog shall <br />not permit the same to deposit excrement in public parks. <br />Sec. 5 -18. Penalty. <br />Whoever violates any provisions of this Chapter <br />shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be <br />fined a sum not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned for a period not <br />to exceed six (6) months, or both. <br />SECTION II. This Ordinance shall be in full force <br />and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, <br />approval by the Mayor and legal publication. <br />r � '� , I► <br />Member or - d7o <br />Passed June 10, 1974, as amended. <br />-2- <br />