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Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance <br />Page 50 <br />(d) To submit to the Mayor and the Common Council no later than March I" of each year a <br />written report of its activities and recommendations; <br />(e) To receive complaints regarding alleged animal control violations; <br />(f) To hear appeals within ten (10) working days (excluding holidays and weekends) of any <br />appeal being filed on the determination of: <br />1. An animal being deemed a "dangerous animal "; and /or <br />2. A person or persons alleged to have "provoked" an animal resulting in a violation <br />of this Chapter. <br />(g) Such determinations shall be reduced to writing with the original of the same being <br />maintained by the City and copies being sent to the person or persons filing an appeal, <br />with copies also being maintained in the Division of Animal Care and Control. <br />Electronic notification of such determinations shall be sent to all Animal Control Officers <br />and the South Bend Police Department. <br />Sec. 5 -98 through Sec. 5 -104 Reserved for Future Use. <br />Division III. Implementation and Enforcement <br />Sec. 5 -105 Interfering With Enforcement. <br />No person shall interfere with an Animal Control Officer in the pursuit of his/her duties as an <br />officer. <br />Sec. 5 -106 Impoundment. <br />(a) Animals found in cruel, abusive or neglectful situations, animals trained, bred or kept for <br />the purpose of animal fighting, animals considered dangerous, animals abandoned as a <br />result of owner arrest, or animals that have been abandoned may be promptly seized, <br />provided, however, that the Animal Control Officer shall leave written notice. <br />(b) Animals so removed will be impounded and held at the Division of Animal Care and <br />Control or a designated facility, provided, however, that in no event shall this period <br />exceed five (5) calendar days, at which time the animal shall become the property of the <br />Department of Animal Control. An animal may be held longer if an extension is <br />necessary for the Animal Control Officer to have ample time to prepare a court case if <br />prosecution is warranted, or a request for a bond has been filed as provided in paragraph <br />(e) of this Section. In the case of animals impounded for quarantine at the Division of <br />Animal Care and Control, the animal will become the property of the Division if not <br />claimed by closing time of the Division on the eleventh (11`h) day of the quarantine. <br />Owners requesting quarantine but failing to claim animals at the end of the quarantine <br />period will be responsible for all medical, quarantine, and euthanasia fees. <br />