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identification, the Animal Shelter shall attempt to notify ex- <br /> peditiously the owner or keeper before euthanizing such animal ; <br /> in any event, and except as may be otherwise provided by law, the <br /> Animal Shelter and Animal Control Program shall have no liability <br /> for euthanizing wounded or diseased animals when such action is <br /> taken upon the advice or recommendation of a veterinarian who has <br /> been advised of the animal ' s condition. - <br /> XV <br /> Section 144-174.-3 Public Nuisance . It shall be unlawful for <br /> an owner or keeper to permit an animal or animals to create a <br /> public nuisance , or to maintain a public nuisance created by an <br /> animal or animals . Compliance shall be required as follows: <br /> A. When an Animal Control Officer or law enforcement of- <br /> ficer observes a violation, the owner or keeper will be provided <br /> written notification of such violation and be given forty-eight <br /> (48 ) hours [et-stie-i-acs:cam-afttattrr -e- -time- .ieh-s+re?-1--be- -ig- <br /> -ne.ted- -t-i-te- obat rt-- ,r-d t---c -ei- tr ] to abate the nuisance . <br /> An abatement order, when issued by a judoe of the General Courts <br /> of Justice , may prescribe a lesser time to abate the nuisance . <br /> B. 'Upon receipt of a written detailed and signed complaint <br /> alleging that any person is maintaining a public nuisance as <br /> defined in this ordinance , the Animal Control Director shall <br /> cause the owner or keeper of the animal or animals in question to <br /> be notified that a complaint has been received, and shall cause <br /> the situation complained or to be investigated and a written <br /> report thereon to be prepared. <br /> 21 <br />