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SECTION 12. REDEMPTION AND ADOPTION.A. All animals which have been impounded and are not so injured or diseased as to appear useless and in a suffering condition shall be held for redemption by the owner for a minimum of five (5) business days that the Division is open for public access. The Division shall be required to attempt to contact the owner of any animal impounded wearing a tag, exhibiting a recognizable tattoo or implanted with an electronic animal identification device (EAID). Those animals not claimed within five (5) business days (that the Division is open for public access) by the owner shall become the property of the county and may be placed for adoption or disposed of in a humane manner. B. All feral cats without identification shall be held two (2) business days (that the Division is open for public access) for the owner to reclaim the cat and for re-evaluation by the Division. All feral cats not reclaimed within said two (2) business days may be humanely euthanized. C. Impounded animals shall be released to the owner when the following conditions have been satisfied: 1. Proof of ownership. Proof of ownership shall be established by way of a license and rabies vaccination certificate, bill of sale, photograph, affidavits from neighbors or other reliable documentary evidence. The Division may also require a sworn statement of ownership. 2. Rabies vaccination and license tag. No dog or cat shall be released from the Division without a current rabies vaccination and license tag, except as provided in Section 11.B herein. 3. Electronic animal identification device (EAID). No dog or cat that has completed rabies quarantine shall be released to the owner unless it has been implanted with an electronic animal identification device (EAID) at the owner's expense. 4. Fees and costs. The owner of an impounded animal shall pay all impoundment fees, daily boarding costs, medical expenses and other costs related to such impoundment prior to release of the animal. These fees shall be established by the Board. D. The Division shall have the authority of final approval for the adoption and release of any animal in its custody or responsibility. At its discretion, the Division may refuse an adoption if it is determined that the adoption is not in the best interest of the animal or the health, safety and general welfare of the public. Factors to be considered may include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Property and/or lease restrictions. 2. Insufficient personal identification or address verification. 3. Previous reported animal offenses or citations. 4. Failure to fulfill requirements of previous animal adoptions. 5. Number of animals presently owned. 6. Conditions under which animals are to be housed. 7. Disposition/temperament of animal to be adopted. 8. Observations and determination of field investigator.
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