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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 a pen for such a 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 fee required to be ~aid by this Code. All such impounding fees shall be paid over to the City Treasurer monthly. (d) Unredeemed dogs. If not redeemed within the above- described five (5) day period, any dog impounded ~ursuant to this section shall be disposed of, other than by ~ale, by the Portsmouth Humane Society, Inc.. Section 4-25. Vicious or dangerous dogs. It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having the the custody of a vicious dog, or a dog deemed by the animal warden dangerous to persons or animals, to permit such dog to run at large, unless such dog shall be securely muzzled. Section 4-26. Confinement of biting dog. Any dog which has bitten a person and which is not deemed vicious by the chief of pol±ce or the animal warden shall, by order of the chief of police or the animal warden of this locality, or the director of public health, be confined to the premises of its owner, keeper or custodian for such a period as may be designated by the officer issuing such order for not less than fourteen (14) days and not more than forty-five (45) days; and during such confinement such dog shall not be permitted to come into contact with other dogs. Any person failing to comply with such order, after notice of same, shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. Section 4-27. Bitches in heat. No person shall permit any bitch in heat to go at large in the street, or allow her to remain on his premises to the annoyance of the neighborhood. The owner of any bitch violating the Drov!slons of this section shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor, and the bitch shall be taken into custody by the animal warden, and if not redeemed by the payment of the fine within twenty-four (24) hours, the bitch shall be killed; but the killing of the bitch shall not exempt its owner from the fine. Section 4-44. Composition. A dog license shall consist of a license receipt and a metal tag, and the tag shall be stamped or permanently marked to show the name of the City of Portsmouth as the issuing authority, the sex of the dog, the calendar year for which issued and bear a serial number.