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Rev. 12/13/78 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1466 PAGE TEN Sec. 5-15. Disposition of animals. (a) Any impounded animal may be redeemed by the owner upon payment of the fees es- tablished by resolution of the city council. The owner must also demon- strate to the satisfaction of the health officer of Orange County that he is the owner of the animal, and that he can keep such animal in conformance with the requirements of this chapter. Cb) If a licensed animal is not redeemed with- in seven (7) days of impoundment, or an un- licensed animal is not redeemed within three (3) days of impoundment, excluding Orange County holidays and the day of impoundment, it shall be deemed abandoned and the health officer of Orange County may sell, release or destroy said animal; provided, however, that the Orange County Animal Shelter be discouraged from selling or giving away unclaimed stray animals from the City of Santa Ana to any persons or organizations desiring such animals for research purposes, and that each employee of the City, when turning over animals to the County during the performance of their duties as City employees, shall direct the County not to use such animals for research purposes. SECTION 17: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 5-16, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 5-16. Enclosure for breeding animals. No person shall permit breeding of animals under their custody or control except within an enclosure so arranged as to obstruct such animals from the view of all persons who have no proprietary interest in the breeding of such animals. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to zoos, museums, or any other place where such animals are kept as live specimens for the public to view. SECTION 18: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby amended by adding a section,~ to be numbered 5-17, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 5-17. Abandonment. It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon any animal within the City of Santa Ana. Any person vio- lating this section shall bear full costs and expenses incurred by the city in the care of said abandoned animal and shall reimburse to the city all said costs as determined by the department of finance. SECTION 19: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 5-18, which said section reads as follows: