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November 15, 2006 Page 4 Section 4-21. Seizure of does by officers. (a) Seizure of Unlicensed Dogs. (1) Every officer shall seize any unlicensed dog found runnin ag t large or found upon any public highway, street, alley, court, place, square, or grounds, or upon any unfenced lot, or not within a sufficient enclosure, and confine it in a pound or any suitable enclosure for a minimum period of forty-eight hours, during which time it shall be subject to redemption by its owner by payment of the license due, if any, and an impoundment fee of $10. Every doe found without a registration tag affixed to the dog's collar will be deemed to be unlicensed. (2) If not so redeemed, the dog shall be sold by the officer for the amount of the license and impoundment fee, or as much more as can be obtained therefor, and if not so sold, it shall be humanely destroyed. (3) The owner of any unlicensed dog impounded and not claimed within forty-eight hours as provided in this section, may redeem the dog at any time before sale or destruction by paying to the humane society, in addition to the amount of the license and impoundment fee, the sum of $5 per day for the number of days over two days the dog was impounded. (4) Of the moneys so received, the amount of the impoundment fee or kennel fees, if any, shall be paid to the director of finance. (b) Seizure of Licensed Stray Dogs. (1) Everv officer shall seize and impound any licensed stray dog (2) The officer shall notify the person to whom the license was issued, at the address given in the license certificate, and shall, upon demand made within forty-eight hours thereafter, release the dog to the person upon payment of an impoundment fee of $10. (3) If no person lawfully entitled to the dog shall, within seven days after the date ofg vin ng once claim the dog, the dog may be sold or destroyed by the humane society. (4) The owner of any licensed dog impounded and not claimed within forty-eight hours may redeem the do at any time before the sale or destruction of the doggy paving to the humane society, in addition to the $10 impoundment fee, the sum of $5 per day for the number of days over two days the dog as impounded. (5) All impoundment and kennel fees collected by the humane society in any given month shall be deposited by the humane society no later than the fifth day of the following month with the finance director to the credit of the County of Hawaii general fund account. Comments: This alteration will allow for impoundment fees to remain as they currently are scheduled thus creating no unnecessary infringements on operating budgets. Should this amendment not be accepted, impound fees may be altered relatively dramatically causing undue duress to animal control contractors. Thank you for your consideration of these proposed amendments made in an effort to satisfy the concerns of those that will be charged with enforcing any new animal control ordinance. I request that the Legislative Research Branch adjust section numbers as needed. FCH/jdh