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impoundment fees shall be assessed at the per diem rate estab- <br />lished by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners. in <br />addition to impoundment fees, a redemption penalty shall be <br />assessed at an amount established by resolution of the Board, <br />which amount may vary depending upon number of offenses involving <br />a given owner. The owner shall provide proof of ownership by way <br />of license receipt, bill of sale, photograph, affidavit of <br />neighbors, or other reliable documentary evidence, together with <br />proof of current licensing in accordance with this ordinance, <br />prior to the redemption of any dog or cat. If an impounded animal <br />requires vaccination in order to be licensed and redeemed, the <br />owner shall prepay a vaccination fee, along with payment of the <br />impoundment fees, licensing fees and other fines and penalties. A <br />receipt for such prepayment shall be issued to the owner who shall <br />then have five (5) business days in which to take the animal to a <br />licensed veterinarian for vaccination. The owner shall return <br />proof of vaccination in the manner required by Section 4 within <br />the five (5) day period following redemption or shall be deemed to <br />have further violated this ordinance. The administering veteri- <br />narian shall be reimbursed upon presentation of the receipt to the <br />County for the cost of the vaccination, however, not to exceed the <br />amount of the prepayment made. <br />E. Except for any animal undergoing quarantine pursuant <br />to Section 8, an animal which has not been redeemed within five <br />(5) consecutive days after impoundment, including the day of <br />impoundment and provided the fifth day falls on a day the facility <br />is open for business, shall escheat to the Animal Control <br />Authority. The Animal Control Authority is hereby authorized to <br />dispose of the animal by adoption or destruction through eutha- <br />nasia as it deems most humane, in its sole discretion. Adoption <br />fees shall be collected at the rate established by the designated <br />impoundment facility, but in any event, no dog or cat shall be <br />released for adoption without first being sterilized, or without a <br />written agreement from the adopting party guaranteeing that said <br />animal shall be sterilized within thirty (30) days following <br />adoption, unless the sexual maturity of the animal requires a <br />-9- <br />