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91.01 In addition, the current daily fee shall be charged for . board for each day or part thereof during the time the dog is impounded. The fees may be paid on authorization of the Council to its agent, pursuant to an annual contract between the City and the designated pound beginning January 1 of each year providing for the impounding of dogs. All monies collected pursuant to this section shall be submitted by the Pound to the City on a monthly basis (221). Subdivision 14. Release. Upon purchase or presentation of a current license tag and a receipt for dog license for the current year and for the fees provided for in Subdivision 13, the Pound shall release to any owner the dog claimed by him upon adequate proof of ownership. (221) ---- Subdivision 15. Disposition of Unclaimed Dogs. Any dog which is not claimed or redeemed as provided in Subdivision 14 within 72 hours after impounding, may be sold at a fair and reasonable price to anyone desiring to purchase the dog if not requested by a licensed educational or scientific institution under Minnesota Statutes, Section 35.71. All sums received above the costs and license fee shall be held by the Clerk-Administra- tor for the benefit of the owner and if not claimed in one (1) year, such funds shall be placed in the General Fund of the Municipalitiy. Any dog which is not claimed by the owner or sold shall be painlessly killed and disposed of by the Pound. . Subdivision 16. Summary Destruction of Dogs. Whenever the Community Service Officer or any Police Officer has reasonable cause to believe that a particular dog presents a clear and immediate danger to the residents of the City of Mounds View because it is infected with rabies or because of a clearly demonstrated vicious nature, any Mounds View Police Officer after making a reasonable attempt to impound such dog may summarily destroy said dog. Subdivision 17. vicious Dogs. Whenever the Community Service Officer determines that any dog has bitten any person, such dog may be deemed to be vicious for the purpose of this chapter. Such animal shall be impounded for a period of ten (10) days or more at the expense of the owner of said animal. Except for the time limit, disposition or redemption shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The quarantines required by this section shall not be necessary and the requirements may be waived whenever the owner of such dog, immediately upon receipt of notice that a dog in his control or possession has bitten a person, presents to the Community Service Officer or a Police Officer a Cetificate of a Licensed Veterinarian indicating that the dog has been vaccinated for rabies on a date not less than twenty-our (24) months prior to the date of such notice. . Subdivision 18. Seeing Eye Dogs. Whenever a blind person accompanied b{' a "seeing eye dog" or guide dog presents himself for accomodat1on or service on any public transit vehicle or to any restaurant, store or other place of business open to the publ1C, lt shall be unlawful for the owner, manager, operator or any employee of such vehicle or place of business to refuse admission to the dog or service to the blind person.