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51 <B) or shipped from the county without written permission of the Animal Control Department and the police and sheriff's departments and the police and sheriff's department are hereby directed during such emergency, to impound any dog, cat, or other carnivore found running at large in the county. During the quarantine period, the Animal Control Department or the local health authorities shall be empowered to provide for a program of mass immunization by the establishment of temporary emergency rabies vaccination facilities strategically located throughout the county. In the event there are additional positive cases of rabies occurring during the period of quarantine, such period of quarantine may be extended at the discretion of the County Director of Public Health. Section 8. Postmortem diagnosis, (A) <B) If an animal dies while under observation for rabies, the head of such animal shall be immediately submitted to the County Health Department for shipment to the Laboratory Section of the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources for rabies diagnosis. The carcass of any animal suspected of dying of rabies shall be surrendered to the Animal Control Department. The head of such animal shall be immediately submitted to the County Health Department for shipment to the Laboratory Section of the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources for rabies diagnosis. Section 9. Unlawful killing, releasing, etc., of certain animals. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill or release any animal under observation for rabies, any animal suspected of having been exposed to rabies, or any animal biting a human, or to remove such animal from the county without written permission from the Animal Control Department and the County Director of Public Health. Section 10. Failure to surrender animal for quarantine or destruction. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to surrender any animal for quarantine or destruction as required in this article, when demand is made therefore by the Animal Control Department ARTICLE III IMPOUNDMENT Section 1. Generally. Any dog which appears to be lost, stray, and which is found to be not wearing a currently valid rabies vaccination tag, as required by state law or this ordinance, and not under restraint in violation of this ordinance, shall be impounded by the Animal Control Department and confined in an animal shelter in a humane manner. Impoundment of such an animal shall not relieve the owner thereof from any penalty which may be imposed for violation of this ordinance. Section 2. Notice to owner. Immediately upon impounding an animal, the Animal Control Department shall make reasonable effort to notify the owner and inform such owner of the conditions whereby the animal may be redeemed. If the owner is unknown or cannot be located, impoundment shall be three (3) days (or longer at the discretion of the animal control officer). Section 3. Redemption by owner generally. <A) If an impounded animal is not redeemed by the owner within the period prescribed in Section 2, it may be destroyed in a humane manner or shall become the property of the animal shelter(s) and offered for adoption to any responsible adult who is willing to comply with this ordinance. It is recommended that cylinder carbon monoxide gas rather than engine produced carbon monoxide gas be used in the destroying of unclaimed animals. Such animal may be adopted or purchased by the first such person who pays the adoption or purchase fee and rabies vaccination fee. No rabies vaccination fee