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animal as required by State regulations under Title 8. Sick and injured animals, including wildlife, requiring immediate medical attention will be taken to an emergency veterinary clinic designated by the Recipient. If there is no known owner, the cost of emergency veterinary care will be the responsibility of the Recipient. If an owner is ascertained, those costs will be borne by the owner of the animal, billed by the emergency veterinary clinic designated by the recipient. 6. The Animal Control Officers shall, at the request and the cost of an owner of an unwanted animal, render assistance in delivering said animal to an appropriate local humane shelter. Private services shall be in all instances, a matter between the owner and the Provider, Private Service is described in paragraph 14 of this agreement. 7. When specifically notified by the Recipient, the Provider shall attempt to impound any stray or licensed dog or cat running at large on the streets of the Recipient Municipality. When such impoundment occurs, the dog or cat shall be held for a period of seven (7) days unless claimed earlier by the owner; then such dog or cat shall be put up for adoption or humanely disposed of, but in no way whatsoever, shall they be made available for experimentation. 8. Any person may redeem their dog, cat or other animal from the Provider’s Animal Control Facility located at 311 Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052. The redemption hours are set by the Provider or through an appointment time designated by the Provider’s Animal Control Officers. The redemption of said animals will be completed upon the payment to the Provider the sum of $30.00 pick up fee, Monday — Friday; 8:30 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. There will be an $85.00 pick up fee for other hours, weekends and holidays and a boarding fee of $7.00 for each day that the animal has been impounded up to and including seven (7) days. After the seven (7) day period the dog, cat or other animal becomes the property of the Provider unless otherwise arranged. No redemption will be honored unless the owner provides a current dog license as set forth in State Statues. 9. Any stray dog or cat in the custody of the Provider and charged with biting a human being, shall be quarantined and isolated from other animals for the regular quarantine period of at least ten (10) days. The cost of this shall be to the owner or person who

harged with biting a human being, shall be quarantined and isolated from other animals for the regular quarantine period of at least ten (10) days. The cost of this shall be to the owner or person who is bitten or scratched or, if the person is a minor, the legal guardian, if established. Any other animal suspected of biting, scratching or exposing a human being or domestic pet with rabies will be euthanized by the Provider. The specimen will be prepared for analysis by the Provider and turned over to the Recipient’s Health Department for transportation to the State Department of Health Laboratory. 10. Transportation of the head of an animal suspected of rabies to the State Department of Health shall be provided by the Provider under the condition that said animal expired on the premises before the ten (10) day quarantine period referred to in Paragraph 9 above had elapsed. The fee for removal of the head and delivery for rabies examination will be paid by the owner of the animal if known; if not known, by the person bitten. An owner may quarantine his own animal with permission of the Recipient’s Health Officer. All quarantine functions and animal bite reporting will be the responsibility of the Recipient’s Health Department. The Health Officer of the Recipient’s Health Department shall be responsible for the collection, reporting and analysis of birds suspected of carrying the West Nile Virus.