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C. Notification to Owner of Dog or Cat
The Poundmaster shall notify the owner of an impounded dog or cat
personally or by mail, if such owner is known to the officer or can be
ascertained with reasonable effort. The Poundmaster shall read the "Lost
and Found Column" of the local newspapers having a general circulation
in the community to determine whether any lost dog or cat answers the
description of any impounded dog or cat and shall promptly communicate
with the advertiser thereof if such be found. If the owner is unknown or
cannot be ascertained, the Poundmaster shall post written notice in three
(3) public places in the City, giving a description of the dog or cat, stating
where it is impounded and the conditions for its release, within forty-eight
(48) hours, Sundays excepted, after the Poundmaster shall have taken such
dog or cat into his possession. If after seven (7) days the owner does not
claim such dog or cat, the Poundmaster shall dispose of the dog or cat in a
proper and humane manner.
D. Records of the Poundmaster
The Poundmaster shall keep a record of every dog or cat sold or otherwise
disposed of, describing the dog or cat with reasonable certainty of
identification and listing the name and address of the person to whom sold
or delivered or the manner of otherwise disposing of the dog or cat. Any
person to whom such dog or cat is sold or delivered must sign a statement
to that effect, giving his name, address, and date of delivery or receipt of
such dog or cat.
E. Poundmaster's Fees
The Common Council may make all necessary rules and regulations not
herein provided for the location, construction, maintenance, and operation
of City dog and cat pounds. The Poundmaster shall pay to the City
Treasurer, for the general fund of the City, all monies received by him
under the provisions of this Chapter, except boarding fees for dogs and
cats confined at the pound, and he shall be paid the fees provided in this
Chapter out of the general fund of the City.
9.0308 ANIMAL BITES
A. Notification of Animal Bite
Any person having knowledge that a pet regulated herein has bitten any
person shall, within twenty-four (24) hours, notify the Marinette Health or
Police Departments giving, if possible, the name and address of the owner
and circumstances under which the bite occurred.
B. Impoundment, Quarantine
1. Any mammalian pet described herein determined to be a fierce or
vicious animal may be seized and impounded under the supervision of
a licensed veterinarian for a period of not less than fourteen (14) days.
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