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Sec. 9. Unlawful killin8, re]susie_g, ate., of certain animals. It shall be un/awful for any person ,to kill or release any animal under observation for rabies, aoy animal suspected of having been e~posed to rahlos, or any animal biting a human, or to remove such animal from tl)e county without written permission from the A~lmal Control Department and the C~unty Director of Public tlealth, Sec, 10. Failure to surrender animal for quarantine or destruction. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse ~o surrender any animal for quarantine or destruction as required in th~s article, when demand is made therefore hy the Anlmal Control Department. ARTICLE III. ]MPOUNDMENT Sec. 1. Generally. Ally dog which appears to he lost, stray or unwanted, and which is found to be nnt wearing a currently valid rabies vaccination tag, as required by state ]aw or this ordinance, and not under restraint in violation of this ordlnance~ shall be impounded by the Animal Control Department and confined in an animal shelter in a humane manner. Imponndment of such an animal shall not relieve the. owner thereof from any penalty which may be imposed for violation of tills ordinance. ~ec, 2. Notice to owner. Immediately npon impounding an animal, the Animal Control Department shall make reasonable effort to notify tbs owner and inform such owner of tbs conditions whereby tbe animal may be redeemed, If the owner is nnknowa or cannot be located, impoundmeut shall be three (3) days (or longer at the discretion of the animai control officer,) Sec. 3. Rede_mption bY omar generally~ (a) The om~er of ao animal impounded under this article may redeem animal and regale possession thereof within three (3) days after impmmdment is initiated, by complying with all applicable provisions of this chapter and paying a redemption fee, any necessary veterinarian's fee, and a daily boarding fee at a rate to be determined by res. olution of the Board of County Comm£a- sloners. Fee rates shall be available for public inspection in the office of the Clerk to the Board of County Commissiosers and the Cabarrus County Animal Sbelter. (b) An anlmal owner may be permitted to adopt hls own animal under the provisions of this section, but he must comply with the provisions of section 3a in order to reclaim an animal tbat has been impounded pursuaot to state law or this article.