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New Section 4-16 Places prohibited to dogs and cats - It should be separate for public areas (i.e town limits) and rural areas. This is a common sense matter. New Section 4-17 Defecation and nuisance prohibited -This section should also be separate for public areas (i.e. town limits) compared to rural areas. This new rewrite should be obvious. New Section 4-18 Seizure of dogs and cats by humane society or animal care center -All fees are changed and instead of stating "selling" the dog or cat, we stated "adopted". By having the word "sell," that shows that a dog or cat is considered real property and not part of someone's family. Also, a new owner (i.e. a new adopter) should not be liable for impoundment fees, but the previous owner who failed to pick up the dog or cat should be fined. [f a dog or cat is micro chipped and does not have a license which atypically falls off a dog or cat collar the current owner should only have to pay an impoundment fee to retrieve their dog or cat. New Section 4-19 Seizure of stray dogs and/or cats by persons other than officers -There should be a stipulation for someone who maliciously and/or intentionally removed the animal off the owner's property. This is considered stealing. We think that a stiff fine should be put into effect for that. New Section 4-20 Redemption of seized dogs and/or cats after adoption -The time frame should be a maximum of seven days not thirty due to the fact the new owner has already fallen in love with their new family member (i.e. dog or cat). Especially, if you seek to adopt a dog and/or cat and bring them to your home. One of our questions is, would this not deter a much needed adoption of a dog and/or cat if the previous owner is allowed to get their animal at any time? By reducing the maximum days time fume this would ensure that the new owner would not have a considerable heartbreak of giving up their new adoptee. This is also a common sense matter. New Section 4-21 Female dogs and/or cats -The penalty should be less. It is hard to keep a female in heat away from a male or vice versa. That is what is called natures process of procreation. New Section 4-22 Noisy Dogs or Cats in Town Limits and Rural Areas -There should be separate limits for town (i.e. subdivisions or gated communities) and rural areas. This also is an obvious statement. Noisy cats (can be renamed) are put in this section because a cat that is allowed to roam free from its home will cause dogs to bark. Cats especially feral cats will sometimes fight throughout the night and cause dogs to bark. The cat owner should get the same stiff fine that the noisy dog owner gets. But, if it is found, that the reason a dog is barking excessively is because of the licensed/micro chipped cat, then the dog owner should not be given a fine at all. This section needs a lot of work. There arc so many things that would make a dog bark (i.e. parties, music, loud people) and there -3-