VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING STRAY
AND ABANDONED ANIMALS: 


Sec. 6-102. Notification of animal control division.

     (a)  Any person who has knowledge of or who keeps, feeds, harbors,or possesses a stray or abandoned animal must notify the animal shelter within 24 hours of having knowledge of the animal or the animal coming into his possession or control.
     (b)  Any person required to notify the animal shelter under subsection (a) of this section shall also be required to complete a lost/found report providing the following information:
          (1)  The name, address and telephone number of the person completing the lost/found report.
          (2)  A description of the type of animal, including its color, size and any other identifying 
                information.  
          (3)  The location where the animal was discovered.
     (c)  All stray or abandoned animals must be held at the shelter prior to adoption or placement.  Any person who gives away, sells, or allows an otherwise strayed or abandoned animal to be adopted without first surrendering the animal to the animal shelter shall have no authority over the animal, and ownership shall remain with the previous owner to the extent the previous owner is able to be identified.
     (d)  Any person who fails to notify animal control as specified in this section shall be quilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.