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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="2-1704" title_number="2" title_name="Department of Agriculture" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Animal Shelters">
  <level label="a">
    <text>On or before January 1, 2017, an animal shelter shall establish and make available to the public on the animal shelter’s Web site or in a conspicuous location within the animal shelter’s facility:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A written protocol for reclaiming animals from the animal shelter that includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The minimum holding period for stray animals;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The hours of operation during which an animal may be reclaimed by the animal’s owner or caregiver;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The fees associated with reclaiming an animal; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Any identification or documentation that must be provided to the animal shelter before an animal may be reclaimed; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An annual summary of intake and disposition data reported to the Department in accordance with § 2–1602 of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An animal shelter shall follow its written protocol for reclaiming animals.</text>
  </level>
</section>
