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Reno Animal Control Ordinance No. PD-08 (e) After the animal has been released from quarantine, the ovm.er shall have the animal vaccinated the following business day and present the vaccination certificate on that same business day to the Animal Control Officer or police department. Failure to present a vaccination certificate timely is a misdemeanor and the OWl1er may be fined for each 24-hour period that such certificate is not presented, consistent with Section 20 of this Ordinance. (f) It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere \\lith the enforcement of this Section or to fail or refuse to surrender to an Animal Control Officer or other member of the police department any animal involved or suspected of being involved in a bite case, or to otherwise fail or refuse to provide for the quarantining of animals as may be authorized by this Ordinance. Such interference shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00. Section. 6 Impoundment of animals. (a) The animal control officer or any police officer shall take up and impound animals under the following circumstances: (1) A Dangerous or Vicious Animal as defmed herein; (2) An animal that has bitten a person or another animal and has not previously been impolmded for particular act; (3) An animal that has rabies or any zootanic disease; (4) An animal determined to be dangerous to humans or other animals; and (5) Public Nuisance Animals. (Amended by Reno City Council, 2/14/2005) If the owner, keeper, or harborer of such animal is knovm., or can be readily ascertained, the animal control officer shall notify himlher by telephone, personal service, or certified mail not later than the day following such impoundment. (b) The owner, keeper, or harborer of any animal impounded under this Section may request, in writing, a hearing on the reason for impolmdment, addressed to the Municipal Court, attention Court Clerk, City of Reno and delivered to 160 Blackburn Street, Reno, Texas, 75462, within three (3) business days from the date of impoundment. An Administrative Hearing before the City Court Judge shall then be set immediately consistent with the Court schedule, limited to the issue of need to continue the impoundment of the Animal for purposes of public safety. This is an Administrative Hearing and no jury trial is available under Section 6 (b). All relevant evidence may be considered including prior consistent acts. The Court shall announce findings and may continue the impoundment, modify the impoundment, or release the animal to the owner \vith instructions consistent \vith Section 14 and Community Safety. Costs of Court and costs of impoundment may be assessed against the owner. Costs for impounding an animal are as fo11ov/s: 7 r'-