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Any animal which is diseased, vicious, dangerous, rabid or exposed to rabies may be impounded. If the animal cannot be impounded without serious risk to the person attempting to impound the animal, it may be killed immediately by a police officer or other person designated by the Manager. 1205.03 Running at Large Prohibited. No owner or keeper of any dog, cat or_other domesticated animal may permit the animal to be at large and must at all times keep the animal under physical restraint. An animal is deemed "at large" whenever it is off the property of the owner or keeper and not under physical restraint. 1205.04 Droppings. It is the responsibility of the owner, keeper or other person in control of an animal to clean up any droppings of the animal and to dispose of the droppings in a sanitary manner. 1205.05 Impounding. Police officers or others designated by the Manager will enforce the provisions of this Section, and will impound animals kept or running at large contrary to this Section. 1205.06 Reclaiming Animals. Subd. 1. Notice. When an animal is impounded, the keeper of the pound will provide the police with a description of the animal impounded within 24 hours of-the impoundment. The keeper must make a reasonable effort to determine whether a license for the animal has been issued by the City or any adjoining city, and to ascertain the name and address of the person to whom the license was issued. If the license was issued during the current license year or during the preceding license year, then before the animal may be disposed of, by sale or otherwise, the keeper of the pound must give notice to the license holder not less than 24 hours before any disposal of the animal. If the license holder gives notice to the keeper of an intent to reclaim the animal, the animal must be kept available for reclaiming for 24 hours after receipt of that notice. Subd. 2. Payment of Fees. The City may employ or contract with a person or organization for capturing and impounding animals not properly licensed, collared and tagged, and all other domesticated animals kept in violation of this Section. All animals impounded will be kept with kind treatment and sufficient food and water for their comfort for at least five regular business days, unless sooner reclaimed by their owners. A dog or other domesticated animal may be reclaimed upon payment by the license holder or owner of the impounding fee set forth in Section 600, plus the pound fee and cost of the food and care at the rates established between the pound and the City, plus any medical costs reasonably incurred while the animal was impounded. For 12-5