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Item 5FItem 5F Amend City Code Chapter 4, “Animals”, Section 4-98, amending the presumption of abandonment for impounded animals Issue Golden Triangle Animal Hospital cancelled its contract for animal shelter services North Richland Hills has agreed to provide animal shelter services through an inter-local agreement Options were explored and the NRH Inter-local Agreement was the best option Issue Our current presumption of abandonment is seven (7) days for all impounded animals NRH presumption of abandonment is defined by ordinance and is slightly different from our current definition We need to amend our ordinance to reflect the NRH definition since they will be providing our animal shelter services Amendments Any impounded animal with an indication of ownership (collar, tags, microchip, tattoo) not reclaimed by an owner within 7 business days is deemed abandoned Any impounded animal without an indication of ownership not reclaimed by an owner within 4 business days is deemed abandoned Any feral animal is deemed abandoned upon impoundment Questions / Comments?