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nn;; 10 352 as he deems necessary. Upon invoking of such emergency quarantine, no dog or other carnivore shall be taken into the streets or permitted to be in the streets during such period. During such quarantine, no dog or other carnivore may be taken or shipped from the county without written permission of the Animal Control Section, and the police and sheriff's departments are hereby directed during such emergency, to impound. any dog or other carnivore found running at large in the county. During the quarantine period, the Animal Control Section or the local health authorities shall be empowered to provide for a program of mass immuni- zation by the establishment of temporary emergency rabies vaccination facilities stategically located thoroughout the county. (b) In the event there are additional positive cases of rabies occurr- ing during the period of quarantine, such period of quarantine may be extended at the discretion of the District Director of Public Health. Sec. 7. Postmortem diagnosis (a) If an animal dies while under observation for rabies, the head of such animal shall be submitted to the County Health Department for shipment to the Laboratory Section of the Division of Health Services for rabies diagnosis. (b) The carcass of any animal suspected of dying of rabies shall be surrendered to the Animal Control Section. The head of such animal shall be sub- mitted to the County Health Department or shipment to the Laboratory Section of the Division of Health Services for rabies diagnosis. Sec. 8. Unlawful killing, releasing, etc. , of certain animals. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill or release any animal under observation for rabies, any animal suspected of having been exposed to rabies, or any animal biting a homan, or to remove such animal from the county without written permission from the Animal Control Section and the County Director of Public Health. Sec. 9. Failure to surrender animal for quarantine or de It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to surrender any animal for quarantine or destruction as required in this article, when demand is made therefor by the Animal Control Section. ARTICLE III. IMPOUNDMENT Sec. 1. Generally. Any animal which appears to be lost, stray or unwanted, or which is found to be not wearing a currently valid license tag or a currently valid rabies vaccination tag, as required by state law or this ordinance, and not under restraint