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Section 4-44. Power to seize and impound dogs, cats, and small domesticated animals. The County or the animal control contractor with whom the County has contracted for services shall be authorized to seize and impound any dog, cat, or other small domesticated animal, when such dog, cat, or other small domesticated animal is a stray, and to dispose of such dog, cat, or small domesticated animal in accordance with chapter 143, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Section 4-45. Enforcement by animal control officer. The animal control contractor with whom the County has contracted for services may designate its employees who possess qualifications and training satisfactory to the County to serve as animal control officers to carry out the provisions of this article, chapter 143, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and other provisions of this chapter which expressly authorize such animal control officers to take specific action by ordinance. Section 4-46. Expenses and appropriations for the pound. All expenses of seizing, impounding and disposing of stray dogs, cats, and small domesticated stray animals shall be borne by the animal control contractor with whom the County has contracted to provide such services. The council, however, shall from time to time make such appropriations to assist such animal control contractor as in its discretion and judgment shall be deemed to be necessary to accomplish the responsibilities which such animal control contractor may be required to perform under this chapter. Section 4-47. Agreement between County and animal control contractor required. An agreement containing, but not limited to, the extent of services rendered or to be rendered by the animal control contractor and methods of reporting and accounting shall be entered into between the contractor and the County before any payments may be made to the contractor under this chapter. Section 4-48. Quarterly report required. The animal control contractor, individually, shall render a full report of its activities, budget, and operations relating to the impounding of stray dogs, cats, and other stray domesticated animals to the mayor and council within one month afrer the end of each quarter in each fiscal year. Section 4-49. Control of pound by the animal control contractor. Any animal control contractor charged with the responsibility of operating a pound under a contract with the County shall have full and complete control over the administration, maintenance and operation of the pound, subject to the powers reserved to the County under any contract. Such contractor, or its employees, officers, directors and agents, shall not be viewed as an agent or employee of the County due to the County's establishment and maintenance of controls to assure that public funds distributed to the contractor are being spent for public purposes. Section 4-50. Transfer of facilities and equipment to animal control contractors; reversion. (a) The County administration is authorized to transfer facilities, equipment, and supplies, which were assigned to pound operations, to the animal control contractor for use in 15