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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 10-803 Notice.">
  <section prefix="§" num="10-803" heading="Notice.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Notice required.">When an animal is impounded, the Office must make a reasonable attempt to provide notice of the impoundment to the animal’s owner or custodian.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Contents of notice.">The notice must include:<para num="(1)">the name, if known, of the owner or custodian;</para>
      <para num="(2)">a description of the animal seized;</para>
      <para num="(3)">the violation of this title, including a reference to the specific legal authority for the impoundment;</para>
      <para num="(4)">the manner and time in which the person must either:<para num="(i)">reclaim the animal; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">request a hearing on the violation;</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(5)">a contact person and telephone number at the Office; and</para>
      <para num="(6)">a statement that if the owner or custodian fails to act within 72 hours of the impoundment, the animal will become the property of the City.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Unknown  owner or custodian.">If the Office cannot ascertain the identity and address of the owner or custodian, the animal is considered abandoned and becomes property of the City after 72 hours from the impoundment.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 11-573</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
