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penalty to be taxed and collected as any other fine or cost in
such case.
Section 15. Impoundment: Any dog or cat taken up or impounded
for a violation hereof shall be held for a period of at least
forty-eight hours during which period the owner or custodian
thereof may redeem and regain custody thereof by paying to the
city any license fee that may be due for such animal; by further
paying to the poundmaster the sum of five dollars for a pick-up
charge for taking such animal into custody; and paying a charge
of one dollar and fifty cents to the poundmaster for compensation
for board and care for such impounded animal for each twenty-four
hour period or part thereof for which said animal is retained.
Any dog or cat held so impounded for more than forty-eight hours
may be so redeemed by the payment of the sum of one dollar and
fifty cents for each twenty-four hour period that such animal has
been in excess of forty-eight hours, in addition to all other
license fees and penalties herein provided for, said sum payable
to the poundmaster. 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 veterinarian, the same shall not
be released from the pound or other place where the same may be
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 or cat
suffering from any incurable injury or disease, or any disease.or
condition which shall cause the same to be a menace to public