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ORDINANCE NO. 1588
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7 OR ORDINANCE
NO. 1301, PASSED AND APPROVED ON APRIL 6, 1954.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, IN REGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLED, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 7 of Ordinance 1301, passed by the Council
and approved by the Mayor on April 6, 1954, be and it is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 7. Any dog or cat impounded for a
volaty-ion 'hereof shall be held for a period of
at least 48 hrs. during which period the owner
or custodian thereof may redeem and regain cus-
tody thereof by paying to the City any license
fee that may be due for such animal; by further
paying to the Humane Society the sum of $4 fcr
a pick-up charge for taking such animal into
custody; and pay a charge of $1.50 to the Humane
Society for compensation for board and care for
such impounded animal for. each 24 hr. period for
which said animal is retained. Any dog or cat
held so impounded for more than 48 hrs. may be
so redeemed by the payment of the sum of $1.50
for each 24 hr. period that such animal has been
in excess of 48 hrs., in addition to all other
license fees and penalties herein provided for,
said sum payable to the Humane Society. Provided,
however, that if any dog or cat so impounded
shall be suffering from injury or disease of such
nature as to require the services of a veterin-
arian, the same shall not be released from the
Pound or other place where the same maybe held
except to a licensed veterinarian for treatment.
If any impounded cat or dog has need of medical
treatment, the cost thereof shall be paid before
being released. Any impounded dog of cat suffer-
ing from any incurable injury or disease, or any
disease or condition which shall cause the same
to be a menace to public health or safety shall be
destroyed by the custodian of the pound in a humane
manner, and disposed of in such a manner as to pro-
perly safeguard and protect the public health and
safety. Any impounded dog or cat not suffering as
above, shall, after Lang held for 48 hrs., be
humanely destroyed by the custodian of the Pound:
Provided, however, that in the descretion of the
Jefferson County Humane Society such animal may
be held for a reasonable period in excess of 48
hrs. for the purpose of redemption. At any time
during the period of such descretionary holding,