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ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1466 PAGE EIGHT Sec. 5-12. Liability of non-owners. (a) No person, other than an officer lawfully obtaining possession under this chapter, shall hold or retain possession of any dog or other animal for a period of longer than twenty-four (24) hours unless he holds title to such animal or has the consent of the owner thereof, or unless such person shall have reported the fact of such pos- session pursuant to section 5-13. (b) Every operator of a self-propelled vehicle upon the streets and ways of the City of Santa Ana shall immediately upon injuring striking, maiming, or running down any animal, give aid to such animal or immedi- ately notify the animal control officer, furnishing sufficient facts relative to such injury. SECTION 14: That section 5-13 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 5-13. Private Impoundment. (a) Any person finding any estray domesticated animal or permitted wild animal which is running at large contrary to the provisions of this code may take up such animal if he complies with the provisions of this section. (b) Any person taking up any estray domesti- cated animal or permitted wild animal pursuant to this section shall surrender such animal to the animal control officer on demand. (c) Every person, except the animal control officer, taking up any estray domesti- cated animal or permitted wild animal pursuant to this section shall, within twenty-four (24) hours thereafter, give notice to the animal control officer of: (1) The fact that he has such animal in his possession; (2) The complete description of such animal; (3) The license number of such animal, if any; and (4) The place where such animal is confined.