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offense of animal neglect in the first degree if, except as otherwise author- ized by law, the person: ~a} Fails to provide minimum care for an animal in such per- son's custody or controls and fib} Such failure to provide care results in serious physical injury or death to the animal. Section 4. Subsection ~1} of Section 4.350 of the Eugene Code, 1971 is amended to provide: 4.350 Animal abandonment. 41} A person commits the offense of animal abandonment if the person leaves a domesticated animal at a location without providin for the g animal's continued care. Section 5. Subsections ~1} and ~6~ of Section 4.385 of the Eu ene Code g 1971, are amended, and anew Subsection ~7} added thereto, tv rovide: p 4.385 Im oundin Re ulations and Dis osition of Im ounded Animals. ~~} ,The animal regulation authority shall keep any animal im ound- ed for the eriod of time herein s p p pec~f~ed. A daily retard of such animals shall be kept at the place of impoundment and shall be made available to the public. The animal regulation authority shal 1 dispose of such animals i n accordance with the following provisions: ~a} An unlicensed dog or a dog far which the owner is unknown which has not been redeemed within 72 hours after im oundment ma be sold ado p y pted 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 124 hours of notification of the owner by telephone contact or b mailin orb ostin t y g y p g a the owner's dwelling the impoundment notice, may be sold, adapted or destroyed, ~c} A licensed potentially dangerous dog far which the owner is known may be destroyed if the owner, after receivin notice of im oundment ~ g p as provided ~n subsection 4.3852}: 1. Fails to notify the animal regulation authority with- in 1Z4 hours of his/her intent to redeem the dog; ar 2. Fails to redeem the dog or appeal the classification within ten days . ~d} Except when state law mandates a different disposition procedure, all animals other than dogs shall be disposed of as ro- vided in sub art 4. p p 3851}~a}. fie} Notwithstanding the previous subsections, abandoned ar unwanted litters of animals aged two months or less may be des- troyed immediately or, in the alternative, adopted or sold to an erson. This subsea ' y p pan does not apply to litters impounded fallowing a search of premises as provided in subsection 4.370 6 . ~} ordinance - 2