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donor that the funds are used for their intended purposes. Expenditures of these monies xill require City Council approval through the normal budgeting process. Sections 6.019 - 6.029 Reserved. SECTION 4. Chapter 6, Articles 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are repealed in their entirety, and replaced as follows: ARTICLE H. IMPOUNDMENT Section 6.030. Impoundment and Redemption. (a) Impoundment: (1) It is the duty of an Animal Control Officer to capture and impound such animals as are runniniz at larize or which are required to be impounded pursuant to other laws or ordinances or to protect public safety. Any officer or citizen of the city is authorized to take up and deliver in a humane manner to the Animal Services Facility any animal that may be found running at large in the city. • (2) The Animal Control Officer shall impound and quarantine all dogs, cats and other animals exposed to suspected to be exposed to, or infected with rabies. whether the dog, cat or other animal to be impounded is at large. on a leash. or confined to its owner's premises or whether it is currently vaccinated. Any animal which a licensed veterinarian suspects of having rabies shall he humanely euthanized. Any animal exposed to a rabid animal shall be humanely euthanized or quarantined at the owner's expense far a period mandated by the Texas Department of State Health Services Zoonosis Control Division, not less than ten (10) davs from the date of last known exposure. (3) The Animal Control Officer shall impound an animal at the request of a peace officer when the owner of the animal has been arrested, hospitalized, is missin", or has died, and there is no person present eighteen (18) years of age or older, who will assume the legal responsibility of providing food water and shelter for such animal. (b) Identification of impounded animals: (1) The city enforcement agent. or his deputies, upon receiving an animal for impoundment shall make a complete registry, including the species, breed, color and sex of such animal whether it has traceable identification, and the time and place of taking custody. If the animal has traceable identification, he shall enter the name and address of the veterinarv clinic year, the number of the registration tag, and any other pertinent information When kennel space allows. animals with traceable identification shall be kept separate from animals that do not have identification. All animals impounded shall be scanned with a microchip reader.