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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 10-805 Reclaiming animal.">
  <section prefix="§" num="10-805" heading="Reclaiming animal.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Right to reclaim.">The owner or custodian has the right to reclaim the animal within 72 hours of the impoundment.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Requisites for reclaiming.">If the owner or custodian seeks to reclaim the animal, the Office may require the owner or custodian to:<para num="(1)">provide proof of legal title to or custodianship of the animal or provide an affidavit of legal title or custodianship;</para>
      <para num="(2)">demonstrate that the animal has the required license or permit;</para>
      <para num="(3)">pay any fees or expenses required by the Office for the care, feeding, housing, and veterinary care of the animal during the impoundment;</para>
      <para num="(4)">allow the Office to microchip the animal at the owner’s or custodian’s expense; and</para>
      <para num="(5)">allow the Office to alter the animal at the owner’s or custodian’s expense.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 11-573</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
