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8. That subsections (b)-(c) of Section 4-97 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) are hereby amended as follows: Sec. 4-97. -Impoundment of unvaccinated dogs or cats; redemption, disposal. (b) Upon redemption of a dog or cat by its owner, the Portsmouth Humane Society or other entity serving as the city's public animal shelter shall notify the owner of such dog or cat that an animal control officer of the city may appear at his place of residence on or after seven days following redemption of the animal. At such time, the owner of the redeemed animal shall present to the animal control officer proof of the animal's vaccination or inoculation against rabies. (c) At the expiration of the five-day period of impoundment, any dog or cat not so claimed by its owner shall become the property of the Portsmouth Humane Society, Inc. or other entity serving as the city's public animal shelter, who shall offer such animal by adoption to any person who shall meet the adoption requirements of the Portsmouth Humane Society or other entity serving as the city's public animal shelter. Any animal not so adopted may be humanely disposed of by the Portsmouth Humane Society or other entity serving as the city's public animal shelter in accordance with law. 9. That subsections (b)-(c) of Section 4-98 the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) are hereby amended as follows: Sec. 4-98. -Quarantine of certain animals. (b) Dogs or cats showing active signs of rabies or suspected of having rabies shall be confined under competent observation for such a time as may be necessary to determine a diagnosis. If confinement is impossible or impracticable, such dog or cat shall be euthanized by one of the methods approved by the state veterinarian as provided in Code of Virginia, §3.2-6546. Any dog or cat, for which no proof of current rabies vaccination is available, and which is exposed to rabies through a bite, or through saliva or central nervous system tissue, in a fresh open wound or mucous membrane, by an animal believed to be afflicted with rabies, shall be confined in a pound, kennel or enclosure approved by the health department for a period not to exceed six months at the expense of the owner; however, if this is not feasible, the dog or cat shall be euthanized by one of the methods approved by the state veterinarian as provided in Code of Virginia, §3.2-6546. A rabies vaccination shall be administered prior to release. Inactivated rabies vaccine may be administered at the beginning of confinement. Any dog or cat so bitten, or exposed to rabies through saliva or central nervous system tissue, in a fresh open wound or mucous membrane with proof of a valid rabies vaccination, shall be uevaccinated immediately following the bite and shall be confined to the premises 5