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Sec. 9. Unlawful killing_, releasi~%g, etc., of certain animals. It shall be un]awful for any person to kll] or re]ease any animal tmdc observation for rabies, any animal suspected of having been exposed to rabie.~ or any animal biting a human, or to remove such animal from the county wltho% written permission from the Animal Control Department attd the Comity Director Public Health. It shall be unlawful for any persoa to fail or refuse to surrender animal for quarantine or destruction as required fo this article, when denmnd made tberefore by the Animal Control Department. ARTICLE III. iMPOUNDMENT Sec. 1. Generally. Any dog which appears to be lost, stray or unwanted, and which is found be not wearing a currently valid rabies vaccination tag, as required by sta lew or this ordinance, cud not under restraint in violatioo of this ordJnanc shall be impounded by the Animal Control Department and confined in an anlm shelter itt a humane manner. Imponndment of such an animal, shall not relieve t owner thereof front any penalty which may be imposed for violation of th ordinance, Sec. 2. Notice to ortner. In~nediately upon impounding an animal, the Anlmal Control Department sba make reasonable effort to notify the owner and inform such owner of t conditions whereby the animal may be redeemed. If the owner is cannot be located, impoundment shall be three (3) days (or longer at t discretion of the animal control officer.) Sec. 3. Redemption by o~,mer generally. (a) The owner of an animal impounded under this article may redeem t animal and regain possession thereof within three (3) days after impoundment initiated, by complying wltb all applicable provisions of this chapter ~ paying n redemptlon fee, any necessary veterinarian's fee, and a daily boardJ fee at a rate to be determiued by resolution of the Board of County CommJ sioners. Fee rates shall be available for public inspection in the office the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners aad the Cabarrus County Ani~ Shelter. (b) .An aaimal owner may be permitted to adopt bis own animal under ~ provlslons of this section, but be must comply with the provisions of sectlon in order to reclaim an animal that has been i~npounded pursuant to state law this article.