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-2- SECTION V. A. Issuance of Tags. Upon the payment of the license fee and presentation of a rabies vaccination certificate the City shall issue a license tag to the owner. Duplicate tags may be issued for $1.00 in replacement of a lost tag. Dog tags shall not be transferred from one dog to another and no refunds shall be made for any dog license fee. B. Affixing Tags. Every owner of a dog required to be licensed is required to provide such dog with a collar to which the license and vaccination tags must be affixed and the collar with tags attached must be worn by such dog at all times. SECTION VI. Records. The City shall keen a record of all dog licenses issued with the name, address and phone number of the person to whom issued and name, age, description of the dog and dates of rabies vaccinations. SECTION VII. A. Impounding. Any dog found running at large or any dog found without valid tags displayed shall be seized and may be impounded. All dogs impounded shall be kept for at least five days, unless sooner reclaimed by the owner or returned to the owner. B. Redemption. Any dog may be redeemed from the pound by the owner upon the payment of impoundment fee for each day of impoundment and if the owner has a current license attached to the animal and proof of rabies vaccination is presented. Said fee shall be set by City Council and reviewed periodically and kept on record with the City Clerk and Poundmaster. C. Permissible Return of Unrestrained Doz. Notwith- standing the provisions of paragraph A, if a licensed animal is found unrestrained and its owner can be identified and located, such animal need not be impounded but may, instead be taken to the owner. In such case, however, proceedings may be taken against the owner for violation of this ordinance. D. Disposition of Unclaimed Does. Any dog which is not claimed within five days after impounding may be sold, for not less than the amount provided in paragraph B to anyone desiring to purchase the dog, unless said dog is requested by a licensed educa- tion scientific institution under Minnesota Statute Section 35.71. All such funds shall be paid to the City of Centerville and placed in the General Fund. Any dog which is not claimed by the owner or sold shall be humanely destroyed. SECTION VIII. Establishment of Pound. A City pound is established which shall be at such location, either within or without the City, as the Council by resolution shall designate. A poundmaster shall be appointed by the Council who shall attend to the maintenance of such Hound and he shall file a monthly report with the Council relating to the operation of such pound. The pound shall be main- ' tained in a clean and orderly manner and subject to periodic inspection by the City Health Officer.