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4.310 Im oundment of Animals. ~4} If an animal control officer or a peace officer has probable cause to believe that a dog is a potentially dangerous dog level 1, 2, 3, or 4, then he/she may impound the dog. If the officer has probable cause to believe that the dog ~s a potentially dangerous dog level 5, then he/she shall impound the dag. The officer shall hold the dog until a hearing on the classification is held pursuant to section 4.440, or until the dog is to be redeemed or disposed of pursuant to sections 4.385 and 4.390 of this chapter. Section 8. Section 4.375 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to pra- vide: 4.315 Failure to Surrender Animal. No person shall fail to surrender an animal to a person i dent ~f ii ab1 a as an animal control officer or a peace afficer upon their demand, so that the animal can be impounded or quar- antined as provided for by this chapter. Section 9. Section 4.385 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to pra- vide: 4.385 Im aundin Re ulations and Dis osition of Im ounded Animals. ~1} The animal regulation authority shall keep any animal impound- ed for the period of time herein specified. A daily record of such animals shall be kept at the place of impoundment and shall be made available to the public. The animal regulation authority shall dispose of such animals in accordance with the following provisions: ~a} An unlicensed dog or a dog for which the owner is unknown which has not been redeemed within 72 hours after impoundment may be sold, adapted or destroyed. fib} Except as provided in subsection 4.3851}~c}, a licensed dog for which the owner is known which has not been redeemed within 720 hours of notification of the owner by telephone contact or by mailing ar by posting at the owner's dwelling the impoundment notice, may be sold, adopted or destroyed. ~c} A licensed potentially dangerous dog far which the owner is known may be destroyed if the owner, after receiving notice of impoundment as pravided in subsection 4.3852}: .1. Fails to notify the animal regulation authority with- in 120 hours of his/her intent to redeem the dog; or 2. Fails to redeem the dog or appeal the classification within ten days. ~ d } Except when state 1 aw mandates a d i f f Brent disposition procedure, all animals other than dogs shall be disposed of as pro- vided in subpart 4.3851}~a}. ~2} Except as pravided in subsection 4.3851}, the animal re ula- t~an author~t shal] not' g y ~fy the owner by telephone ar by the mailing of an Ordinance - 3