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e e ORDINANCE NO. 93- 1922 7 dollars ($35.00), if the dog is currently vaccinated and licensed as required by this Code. If the dog is unvaccinated the pound fee shall be forty-five dollars ($45.00), and the dog shall be vaccinated and licensed as required by this Code, at the owners expense, before it shall be released to the owner. The owner shall have the burden of proof as to vaccination and licensing. If the impounded dog is a female in heat, the pound fees above provided for shall be doubled. (b) An owner of a dog or a cat wishing to claim their animal from the shelter, must first pay to the Finance Section at City Hall, the fees for City registration; proper vaccination; and a pound fee of $35.00 plus $5.00 per day beginning 24 hours after the animal was picked up. If the owner has the animal spayed or neutered by a participating veterinarian, the $35.00 pound fee will be applied as credit toward the spay/neuter fee. The owner must pay these fees before claiming the animal. Upon presentation of receipt for the fee payment to an Animal Control Officer, the owner may take possession of the animal. The participating veterinarian may then debit the City for the $35.00 fee, plus the vaccination fees. (c) A person may adopt a dog or a cat from the pound by paying the City registration fee at City Hall and pre-paying the fees for vaccination and spaying or neutering at a participating veterinarian. After receipt of payment is presented to an Animal Control Officer, the animal will be delivered to said veterinarian by an Animal Control Officer for the procedures stated. The animal may be released after the procedures are completed to the adopter by an Animal Control Officer or the veterinarian. A list of participating veterinarians shall be kept on file at the Animal Control Unit and the Finance Department at City Hall. (d) The registration permit fee established by resolution of the City Council for all animals covered under this article shall be payable to the City of La Porte and shall be due January 1st of each year. (e) A certificate of vaccination must be presented to the Animal Control Division of the City before a registration permit will be issued. Sec. 5-14. Licensing and Vaccination. (a) The owner of a dog or cat is hereby required to make application to the Director of the Animal Control Division of the City for a registration permit. Such applications are to contain information of the animal's description, date of immunization, and name, address and telephone number of owner. Upon completion of