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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (1988), AS ~4ENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 4-32 THEREOF PERTAINING TO IMPOUNDMENT OF STRAY DOGS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1o That Section 4-32 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1988, be amended to read as follows: Section 4-32. Impoundment when running at large without leash or muzzle. (a) It shall be the duty of the animal warden to catch and turn over to the Portsmouth Humane Society, Inc., for impounding any dog found off the owner's premises, unless the dog is accompanied by an attendant and held in leash by a responsible person or is securely muzzled, as provided in Section 4~31. (b) If a dog is impounded pursuant to subsection[a) of this section, it shall be the duty of the animal warden and the Portsmouth Humane Society, Inc. to make a reasonable effort to ascertain if the dog has a tag, license, or tattooed identification. If such identification is found on the dog, a reasonable effort shall be made to return the dog to its owner or to place the dog for adoption before humanely destroying it. (c) Every dog impounded pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be penne~ for five (5) days, except that any impounded dog whose owner is identified shall be held for an additional five days. Such period shall commence on the day immediately following the day the dog is initially confined in the Portsmouth Humane Society facility. During the period of impoundment, the dog may be redeemed by the owner by paying to the attendant at the dog pound the sum of three dollars ($3.00) for the first day and one dollar ($1.00) for each additional day or any part thereof to cover the cost of maintaining s pen for such dog and of the care and keep of such dog and by exhibiting to the person in charge of the dog pound the receipt for the license tax required to be paid by this chapter. All such impounding fees shall be paid over to the City Treasurer monthly. (d) If not redeemed within the time periods provided for in subsection(c) of this section, a dog impounded pursuant to this section shall be disposed of, other than by sale, by the Portsmouth Humane Society, Inc.