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. . . . e . Ordinance No. 1065 , Page 3. ANIMALS AND FOWLS ARTICLE 1 CITY HUMANE OFFICER Section 1.01. Establishment of Office. There shall be and is hereby created the office of Humane Officer for the City of La Porte. Section 1.02. Appointment of Humane Officer. The Chief of Police shall appoint and employ a Humane Officer and such assistants as may be required. Such Humane Officer and assistants shall be assigned to the City Police Department, and the compensation of such officers shall be such as is authorized from time to time by the City Commission. Section 1.03. Duties of Humane Officer. It shall be the duty of said Humane Officer 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 safe keeping. Said Humane Officer shall keep a record of all animals received and discharged by him. giving marks and brands as well as flesh marks, and when any animal is taken from the custody of the Humane Officer 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 Humane Officer, and state on such receipt the amount paid as charges against such animal or animals. Section 1.04. Powers of Citizens and Officers. Any officer or citizen of the City of La Porte is hereby authorized to take up and deliver to the Humane Officer any animals mentioned in this chapter that may be found running at large in the corporate limits of the City. Section 1.05. Fees. For each and every animal, other than dogs, taken and impounded there shall be paid to the City of La Porte by the owner thereof or his agents the sum of $15.00 for the taking up and impounding of same, and the further sum of $2.00 per day for each and every day except the first day that the animal shall remain in the custody of the Humane Officer. 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 $2.00 shall be charged for selling same. And further, for each male animal capable of breed- ing, such as boars, stud horses, jacks or bulls, found running at large and impounded, there shall be an additional charge of $5.00 each which shall be paid by the owner or his agent for the impound- ing of same. Section 1.06. Rights of Owners of Impounded Stock. Any person who may own any animal heretofore named which has been impounded shall have the right to take possession of such animal by applying to the Humane Officer and paying the fees here- inabove provided for. Section 1.07. Sale of Impounded Stock;. If the owner of the animal impounded as hereinbefore provided for does not either in person or by his agent apply for possession of such animal within ten days from the date of impoundment, then the Humane Officer shall sell the said animal to the highest bidder at public auction, and the proceeds of such sale shall be delivered to the City of La Porte.