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. (f) The local rabies control authority, any animal control officer, or any peace officer is authorized to, including but not limited to: (1) Humanely euthanize an animal which poses an imminent danger to a person or property or when a real or apparent immediate necessity exists for the destruction of the animal; (2) Impound an animal which is diseased or endangers the health of a person or another animal; (3) Impound any animal found to be running at large within the city; (4) Humanely euthanize an impounded animal if the animal is suffering from injury, disease, or illness; (5) Humanely euthanize any animal suspected of having rabies, or which animal manifests a disposition to bite when such animal(s) is found at large after having made a reasonable, but unsuccessful effort to capture the animal; (6) Humanelv euthanize any impounded dangerous animal immediately upon impoundment unless there is reason to believe that it has an owner; • (7) Humanely euthanize any wild animal immediately upon impoundment. so long as such act does not violate state or federal laws; (8) Humanely euthanize any nursing baby animal impounded without the mother, or where the mother cannot or refuses to provide nutritious milk, to prevent further suffering; (9) Humanely euthanize an animal when an owner no longer wishes responsibility for an animal or believes the animal to be in an ill or iniured condition upon the owner signing a waiver. supplied by the animal shelter, allowing the animal to be immediately euthanized. (10). Humanely euthanize or transfer to a humane organization any impounded animal that is to be destroyed as a result of the animal being impounded more than seventy-two (72) hours. (g) In any complaint action or proceeding, brought for the enforcement of any provision of this chapter, it shall not be necessary to negate any exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption contained in this chapter; and the burden of proof of any such exception, excuse, proviso. or exemption shall be on the owner or defendant as an affirmative defense. (h) The City shall be entitled to pursue all other criminal and civil remedies to which it is • entitled to under the authority of federal, state, or local law.