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(c) All monies received by the director of finance under this article shall be paid into the ¢eneral fund of the County of Hawaii Section 413. Proof of sterilization. Any person seeking to have his dog licensed at the sterilized dog rate must present a certificate from a veterinarian licensed to practice [witkin~e-4itate] showing the description, age, and breed of the dog and certifying its sterilization. Article 4. Prohibitions. Division 1. Dogs, Cats, and Other Animals. Section 414. Impoundment of animals. (a) If any animal, except dogs and cats, trespasses, roams, strays or grazes upon any public lands, private lands of another, or upon any [pub4ie-highway roadwa in the County, any police officer or enforcement officer may seize and impound such animal for such period of time as may be deemed necessary; provided that reasonable attempts have first been made to notify the owner or keeper of the animal to remove the animal. (b) If reasonable attempts to notify the owner or keeper of the animal are unsuccessful, if the owner or keeper is unknown, or the owner or keeper refuses or fails to remove the animal after notice, the animal may be seized and impounded by the police or any officer. The owner or keeper of the animal shall pay not less than [$5] 25 for each animal that is seized and impounded plus all additional costs incurced in the removal and transportation of the animal, and all costs for the feeding and care of each animal, including, but not limited to bona fide veterinary expenses. If any damage is done by the animals, the owner thereof shall pay to the proper claimant the full amount of damage or loss occasioned by the straying of the animals. (c) In case the chazges and fees are not paid, or after forty-eight hours, in cases where the owners are unknown, the animals may be sold at public auction, or disposed of by the chief of police or his authorized representative. Section 414.01. Confinement by fences. (a) All farm animals shall be confined within lawful fences and gates properly secured, except in areas where the law does not require fences. (b) No cerson ownin¢ or havin¢ in their custody farm animals shall intentionally, knowingly. recklessly, or meolieently permit the same to ~o at laree to the annoyance or injury of others, nor shall such farm animals be permitted at laze upon the streets or other public ways of the county. Such an action is declared to be a nuisance and dan¢erous to public health and safety. (c) In the event any cerson owning or havin¢ in his custody farm animals shall cermit the same to ¢o at lar¢e, and in the event the premises of such owner or custodian lacks a lawful fence in ¢ood repair, it shall be lima facie evidence that such owner or custodian knowingly, recklessly or ne¢li¢ently permitted such farm animal to ¢o at laze. Anyperson violatin¢ any of the provisions in this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $75 nor more than $1000. Section 415. Failure to remove animal; penalty. In addition to the charges or damages in section 4-14 and 4-14.01, the owner of any animal which trespasses, roams, strays, or grazes upon any public or private lands, or upon a [pehlis-hig#wey} roadway in the County, if upon notice, fails to remove the animals within twenty-four hours thereof, shall be guilty of a violation of this section and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $75 nor more than [$-100 ] 1000. Section 416. Duty upon striking animals, including dogs and cats. The driver of any vehicle which collides with or is involved in an accident with any animal, including dogs and cats, shall: (a) Stop, move the animal off the road, if possible, and render aid where necessary, and immediately -5-