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110.30. Impoundment. The Village may impound any <br />animal found at large and shall provide proper sustenance <br />for any and all animals impounded. The police chief or <br />his designated agent shall give notice to owner (if known <br />to him) within 24 hours, Sundays excepted. If owner is <br />unknown, written notice shall be posted in two 'conspicuous <br />places in the Village and published once in the official <br />newspaper describing the animal and stating that sail <br />animal has been impounded. <br />110.35. Taking Im ound_. _.mod Animal a Misdemeanor. No <br />legally Impoundedanimal Shall be re ease except to a <br />person displaying a receipt from the Village Clerk showing <br />payment in full of the applicable costs listed in Section <br />110.60. If any person, without authority of law, and <br />without first paying the costs due, shall take any impounded <br />animal out of the enclosure in which he is impounded, with- <br />out such receipt, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. <br />110.40. Disposition of Animal. If any animal is <br />impounded and not redeemed w thin six days after notice <br />is posted or four days following published notice, whichever <br />is later, the Village Chief of Police or his designated <br />agent shall give three days posted notice of the time and <br />place where the animal will be sold at public auction. <br />110.45. Proceeds of Sale. Proceeds of any sale shall <br />be used to pay t e tota o costs and fines as listed in <br />Section 110.50. The '•lance of the funds received for the <br />sale of the animal sl be retained by the Village <br />Treasurer and if not _laimed by the owner within one <br />year from the date of sale, fie_mohey shall be paid _into_ <br />the Village General Fund. <br />110.50. Schedule of Fees. The following Schedule <br />shall be used in etermining the total costs due on any <br />animal determined to be at large within the Village: <br />Fine for animal at large: <br />let offense $ 5.00 <br />2nd offense $25.00 (if it occurs within <br />one year of first <br />offense) <br />3rd offense $50.00 (if it occurs within <br />one year of first <br />offense) <br />Care of Impounded Animal $ 1.50/day <br />Trace and catch animal <br />at large S10.00/hour <br />Trailer Charge $10.00 plus .25 per mile for <br />total distance involved <br />