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~-N ORDINANCE [DO ~_~END SECTIONS 3-1, 3-14, 3-15 ~ 3-17 OF ~ CODE OF ~E CI~ ~ PO~T~O~, 1951~ A~ORIZING ~E CI~ ~G~ TO CON--CT Wi~ ~E ~RT~-N~O~ C~ ~ E~I~, INC.. FOR D~ ~D ~D ~R SERVICES. ~ Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that Sections 3-1, 3-14, $-15 and 3-17 of the Code of thc City of Portsmouth, Vir~inia~ 1951, be ameaded and re-ordained to read as follows: Section 3-1. Appointment, powers and duties, term and salary of ~ne city manager shall~ upon the execution of a contrac~ with the Ports- mouth-Norfolk County Pkm~ne Society~ Inc0~ concerning the enfdrcement of the laws relating to dogs~ and so long as such contract remains in force, appoint an ex officio game warden for the city. Such ex officio game warden shall have po~lice powers a~ud the powers and duties o*- a game w~rden within the limits of the city, and he shall be charged with the duty of enforcin~ the hunii~, trapping, inland fish and dog laws of this state ~ He shall require the owners of does to license t~x imposed upon them, and he shall deliver to the Portsmo~h~Norfolk County ~{umane Society, Inc~ any do~s of unknown ownership found rdnning at large in the city and on which a license has not been paid, and he shall require aLll per- sons in the city to fully comply with the dog laws of the state. He shall hold office during the pleasure of the~eity manager, and he shall receive such salary as may be fixed by the city Section 3-14~ Lmpounding ~ It shall be the dnty of the game warden to ca,ch and~ turn over to the Portsmouth-Norfolk Coun%y Mum~ne Socisty, Inc., for impounding any dogs found off the owaer's premises, unless Such do~ is accompanied by an a~tendant~ held in leash 5y a responsible person or securely muzzled~ as provided in the preceding Section 3-15~ Same-Redemption° Every dog so impou~uded sh~ti be penned for five days fro~ the time of capture, during which time it may be redeemed by the owner paying ~o the attendant az the do~ pound the s~m of two dollars and fifty cents per day, prorated wi~h a minimum fee of one dollar, to cover the cost of maintaining,a pen for such dogs and of the care and keep of such dog, and exhibiting to the person in charge of the do~ pound the receip~ for the tax required to be Paid by state lawo All such impounding fees shall be paid over to the City Treasurer monthly, Section S-17~ Ss_me - Disposition of unredeemed dog. If noz redeemed ~ithin five days, such dog shall be disposed of~ other than by sale~ by the Portsmouth-Norfolk County ~umane Society, thc. This ordinance being necessary for the public health, morals and safety, an emergency is dectared~to exist aad it shall take ~effect from its passage°