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(2) Seizure of the dog or cat. If the owner fails to pay the $50.00 citation and fails to obtain the current dog or cat license within 20 days of the issuance of the citation, the Department shall have the authority to summarily seize the dog or cat. The Department shall hold the dog for a minimum of five days. The owner shall have the option to reclaim the dog or cat by paying the citation fine, a delinquency charge of fifteen ($15.00), the impoundment fees, the dog license, rabies fees, and any other lawfully authorized costs. If the owner wishes to request a review of the seizure of the dog or cat, then the owner shall request the review in writing within the five days of the dog's or cat's impoundment and, at the same time, shall pay an amount in cash covering the $50.00 citation, the delinquency charge, and any other costs, which amount of money shall be returned to the owner if there is an administrative or judicial decision ultimately in favor of the owner. If there is no hearing requested within the five days of the seizure of the dog or cat and the dog or cat is not reclaimed, then the ownership rights of the owner shall be terminated upon the expiration of five days and the Department shall have the authority to dispose of the dog or cat. Section 7. Cruelty to animals. It shall be unlawful for any person to molest, torture, torment, deprive of necessary sustenance, cruelly beat, needlessly mutilate or kill, wound, injure, poison, abandon or subject to conditions detrimental to its health or general welfare any animal, or to cause or procure such action. The words "torture" and "torment" shall be held to include every act, omission or neglect whereby unjustifiable physical pain, suffering or death is caused or permitted; but such terms shall not be construed to prohibit lawful shooting of birds,