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0 a001'1 to in violation of this ordinance, shall be impounded by the Animal Control Section and confined in an animal shelter in a humane manner. Impoundment of such an animal shall not relieve the owner thereof from any penalty which may be imposed for violation of this ordinance. _ Sec. 2. Notice to owner. Immediately upon impounding an animal, the Animal Control Section shall make reasonable effort to notify the owner and inform such owner of the conditions whereby the animal may be redeemed. If the owner is unknown or cannot be located, notice of such impoundment shall be posted for five (5) days or until the animal is disposed of, on a bulletin board at the animal shelter, and the time and place of the taking of such animal, together with the time and date of posting the notice shall be stated therein. Sec. 3. Redemption by owner generally. (a) The owner of an animal impounded under this article may redeem the animal and regain possession thereof within one hundred twenty (120) hours (five /5/ days) after notice of impoundment is given or posted, as required by Section 2, by complying with all applicable provisions of this chapter and paying a redemption fee, any necessary veterinarian's fee, and a daily boarding fee at the rate to be de- termined by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners. Fee rates shall be available for public inspection in the office of the County Manager and the Lee,County Animal Shelter. If a dog has been impounded and does not have a current privilege tax tag, the privilege license, together with any interest and penalties provided by law, must be paid before the dog may be redeemed. (b) No animal owner may be permitted to adopt his own animal under the provisions of this section, but he must comply with the provisions of Section 3(a) in order to reclaim an animal that has been impounded pursuant to state law or this article. Sec. 4. Destruction or adoption of unredeemed animal eenerall (a) If an impounded animal is not redeemed by the owner within the period prescribed in section 3, it may be destroyed in a humane manner or shall become the property of the animal shelter(s) and offered for adoption to any responsible adult who is willing to comply with this ordinance. Such animal may be adopted or purchased by the first such person who pays the adoption or purchase fee and rabies vaccination fee. No rabies vaccination fee will be required for animals sold to dealers licensed pursuant to the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Animal Welfare Act. (b) The Animal Control Section may recommend that all adopted female dogs and cats released from the animal shelter be spayed.