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<section number="3-140" name="Strays and unwanted animals" law="code" slug="sec-3-140" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_3ANCO_DIV4ANCOEN_SD3ANCORE_S3-140STUNAN">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Stray dogs, cats, and other animals for which ownership cannot readily be established shall automatically become the property of Prince George's County, Maryland, and shall fall subject to the provisions of Section 3-129 herein.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Any stray animal found by any individual shall forthwith be delivered to the Animal Services and Adoption Center or to an Animal Control Officer.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>All unwanted animals received by the Animal Services and Adoption Center shall be processed under and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3-122 of this Subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>No person shall harbor or hold for reward or procure a license for a dog or other animal which has strayed upon his premises or which has been taken into custody on a public street, highway, or other public place unaccompanied by its owner or custodian or which has been stolen from its owner. Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to prohibit any person from taking custody of a stray animal for purposes of delivering it to the Animal Services and Adoption Center.</text>
  </level>
</section>
