(a) Whenever animals are kept within any building or on any premises without food, water or proper care and attention, it shall be the duty of any departmental employee to enter said building or premises to take possession of and remove said animals so abandoned or neglected. Such entry shall be effected in accordance with Section 53.03 of this article. (Amended by Ord. No. 136,242, Eff. 4/19/68.)
(b) Every person maintaining a commercial building, structure or premises, where animals are kept for commercial purposes, shall cause a notice, framed and enclosed under glass, containing the names, addresses and telephone numbers of persons to be notified during any hour of the day or night who will proceed immediately to the location so as to permit entry to the premises by representatives of the Department, to be posted on the premises near the entrance, said notice to be in such a position as to be legible from the sidewalk or ground level adjacent to the building. (Amended by Ord. No. 150,337, Eff. 1/1/78.)