(A) Any dog found in the city without a license, or running at large, shall be placed in a dog pound, and an accurate record of the time of the placement shall be kept on each dog. All animals conveyed to the pound shall be kept, with humane treatment and sufficient food and water for their comfort, at least five regular business days , unless the animal is a dangerous animal as defined under M.S. §§ 347.50 to 347.54, as they may be amended from time to time, in which case it shall be kept for seven days, and except if the animal is a cruelly-treated animal under M.S. §§ 343.20 to 343.235, as they may be amended from time to time, in which case it shall be kept for ten days, unless sooner reclaimed by their owners or keepers as provided by this section. The owner shall pay the costs incurred in confining, impounding and disposing of the animal.
(B) Dogs shall be released to their owners, or persons previously in possession of them, as follows:
(1) If the dog is owned or possessed by a resident of the city, after purchase of a license as aforesaid, and payment of an impounding fee and daily maintenance cost for each day, or part thereof, that the dog was in the pound, the fees shall be as set by Council.
(2) If the dog is owned or possessed by a person or a resident of the city, after immunization for rabies and payment of an impounding fee and daily maintenance cost for each day, or part thereof, that the dog was in the pound, the fees shall be as set by Council.
(C) Impounded dogs or cats are considered property of the city until claimed by their owners or persons acting on behalf of their owners.
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