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ANIMALS AND FOWL § 5-5 Sec. 5-3. Livestock, poultry or birds running, flying a~ large. Any person who shall permit any livestock, poultry or bird owned by him or under his control to nm or fly at large or unattended upon any street, alley or sidewalk, in any park, or upon the premises of another in the city shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (Ord. No. 95-9, 9-26-95) Cross reference--Penalty for Class 3 misdemeanor,'§ 1-11. Charter and State law references--Authority of city to prohibit animals and fowl from running at large, Charter, Ch. 1, Sec. 2 (23); Code of Virginia, Sec. 15.1-870. Sec. 5-4. City designated bird sanctuary; prohibited acts with respect to birds or wild fowl. The entire area within the city is hereby designated as a bird sanctuary. It shall constitute a Class I misdemeanor for any person to trap, hunt, shoot or attempt to shoot or molest in any manner any bird or wild fowl or to rob nests or wild fowl nests, provided, that if any bird or fowl is found to constitute a nuisance or menace to health or property, in the opinion of the health department or police department, then such bird or fowl may be destroyed in such a manner as is deemed advisable, by direction or under the supervision of the chief of police. (Ord. No. 95-9, 9-26-95) Cross reference---Penalty for Class i misdemeanor, § 1-11. State law reference--Nuisance Bird Law, Code of Virginia, § 3.1-1011 et seq. Sec. 5-5. Burial or cremation of dead animals or fowl. (a) When the owner of any animal or fowl which has died knows of such death, such owner shall forthwith have its body cremated or buried, and if he fails to do so, any judge of the general district court, after notice to the owner if he can be ascertained shall cause any such dead animal or fowl to be cremated or buried by the city animal control officer or other person designated for such purpose. The animal control officer or other person so designated shall be entitled to recover of the owner of every such animal so cremated or buried the actual cost of the cremation or burial, not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00), and of the owner of every such fowl so cremated or buried the actual cost of the cremation or burial, not to exceed five dollars ($5.00). Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. (b) When the owner of any animal or fowl which has died is unknown or unascertainable, the city animal control officer or other person designated for such purpose shall cremate or bury such animal or fowl at the expense of the city. (c) This section shall not apply to dead dogs, the disposal of which is governed by section 5-48 of this chapter. (Ord. No. 95-9, 9-26-95) Cross references-Penalty for Class 4 misdemeanor, § 1-11; unlawful disposal of animal carcass, § 18-1. State law reference-Burial or cremation of dead animals and fowl, Code of Virginia, §§ 3.1-796.121 and 18.2~510. Supp. No. 46 321