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e e ORDINANCE NO. 93- 1922 4 Sec. 5-3. Appointment of Animal Control Officers. The Chief of Police shall appoint and employ Animal Control Officers, who shall be assigned to the Animal Control Division of the City of La Porte Police Department, and the compensation of such Animal Control Officers shall be such as is authorized from time to time by the City Council. Sec. 5-4. Duties of Animal Control Officers. It shall be the duty of said Animal Control Officers to take up any and all horses, mules, cattle, sheep, swine and goats, or other animals that may be found in and upon any street, alley, or in or upon any vacant or unenclosed lot in said City, and to confine them for safekeeping. said Animal Control Officers shall keep a record of all animals received and discharged by them, giving marks and brands as well as flesh marks, and when any animal is taken from the custody of the Animal Control Officers by any owner or his agents, such owner or agents shall sign a receipt for the animal or animals so taken, giving a description corresponding with the records in charge of the Animal Control Officers, and state on such receipt the amount paid as charges for the keeping of such animal or animals. Sec. 5-5. Powers of citizens and Officers. Any officer or citizen of the City of La Porte is hereby authorized (but not required) to take up and deliver to the Animal Control Division any animals mentioned in this chapter that may be found running at large in the corporate limits of the city. Sec. 5-6. Fees for Livestock. For each and every animal, other than dogs and cats, taken and impounded there shall be paid to the City of La Porte by the owner thereof or his agents the sum of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the taking up and impounding of same, and the further sum of five dollars ($5.00) per day for each and every day except the first day that the animal shall remain in the custody of the Animal Control Division. Such fee being charged for the purpose of covering the costs of feeding and caring for such animal, and when such animal or animals are sold in accordance with the provisions of this article, the further sum of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be charged for selling same. And further, for each male animal capable of breeding, such as boars, stud horses, jacks or bulls, found running at large and impounded, there shall be an additional charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) each which shall be paid by the owner or his agent for impounding of same.