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. e Ordinance No. IfSfiJ, Page 4. fee shall be Forty-five dollars ($45.00), 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 cus- tody of the Humane Officer, and the dog or cat 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 im- pounded dog or cat is a female in heat, the pound fees above provided for shall be doubled. Sec. 5-3l. Confinement of certain dogs or cats. No dog or cat of fierce, dangerous, or vicious propensities, nor a female dog or cat in heat shall be allowed upon any street, sidewalk, park or other public place in the city, whether or not said' dog or cat is under control by means of a leash, chain.or otherwise. This section shall not apply to such dogs or cats when confined within a vehicle. sec. 5-32. Vicious dogs or cats. Any dog or cat which has bitten two (2) or more persons shall be deemed vicious, and shall be removed from the corporate limits of the city within twenty-four (24) hours from the time no- tice is given to the owner1 otherwise, the dog or cat shall be impounded and destroyed in a humane manner. Sec. 5-33. Procedure when dog or cat bites person. If a dog or cat has bitten, scratched or otherwise attacked a person, the owner of such dog or cat or ~ny person having knowledge o~ such incident, ahatl immediately notify the chief of police and the Humane Officer, and such dog or cat shall be confined in the city pound or veterinary hospital for a period of ten (10) days at the owner's expense, or shall be immediately and securely confined by the owner by tying with a chain of good quality for a period of ten (10) days in such a place that no person or animal may be bitten by it, and such dog shall, during such period of confinement, be subject to inspection