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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1466 PAGE THREE shall, within twelve (12) working hours after impounding such animal, notify the owner, if known, of the location of such animal. Unless the owner is person- ally notified, such notification shall be by mail with postage fully prepaid thereon. (d) The animal control officer and his deputies are designated as the employees of the City of Santa Aha charged with the duty to enforce the provisions of this chapter, and are authorized to issue citations for vio- lations of said provisions in accordance with Section 836.5 of the Penal Code of the State of California. SECTION 3: That section 5-3 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 5-3. Penalties. Except as otherwise provided, a violation of any section of this chapter restricting or otherwise regu- lating the care, maintenance, and control of animals is an infraction and upon a conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00). Each day which a violation occurs shall constitute a separate ~ violation. This section shall not apply to public officials in the exercise of their official duties. SECTION 4: That section 5-4 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 5-4. Interference. No person shall interfere with, oppose or resist any authorized person charged with the enforcement of this chapter while such person is engaged in the performance of his duties. SECTION 5: That section 5-5 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 5-5. Bird sanctuary. The City of Santa Aha is designated a bird sanctu- ary and signs bearing the legend "SANTA ANA IS A BIRD SANCTUARY" shall be placed at appropriate locations at or near the city limits at principal entrances to the city. No person shall kill or injure any species of wild birds or molest or damage the nest or the eggs of any wild birds within the city. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully kill or injure any song bird, or to molest, or damage the nest of such bird. If the city council, the chief of police, or the animal control officer shall de- termine that starlings or other birds have become so numer- ous in any particular location or area as to be a public nuisance or for any other reason have become a public nuisance or a menace to health or property, said fact may be declared and the birds involved may be destroyed or otherwise controlled.