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13 III. SHELTER SERVICES A. Receiving animals Contractor will: 1. Hold lost and stray animals for the requisite time period as required by State law or County ordinance or other applicable local ordinance prior to adoption, owner redemption, release to a partner organization, euthanasia, or other disposition. 2. Ensure that each animal’s individual health status is evaluated and monitored beginning at intake and regularly thereafter. If the animal is too unsafe to handle to have its health status evaluated a visual evaluation may be done by staff. 3. Ensure all animals are scanned for a microchip and checked for other identification when entering the County Shelter and ensure staff enter into the Chameleon (or any successor system) software that the animal was checked for ID. Animals that are unsafe to be scanned for a microchip may be excluded. 4. Solicit information on impounded stray animals. 5. Evaluate and document each animal’s health at intake. 6. Provide shelter and care for domestic animals under rabies quarantine, and dangerous or vicious animal investigations, according to the applicable City/County ordinance and/or State law. 7. When there is reasonable belief of a person’s or an animal’s exposure to rabies, Contractor will immediately notify County Public Health personnel at 650.573.2346, 8am- 5pm, M-F or 650.363.4981 after hours/holidays (or at such other numbers as may be designated in writing, from time to time). 8. If the Contractor plans on using drop boxes for after-hours intake, the drop boxes must be checked at least every hour during the hours that drop boxes are utilized for animal intake. B. Care of animals Contractor will: 1. Provide shelter and care for San Mateo County stray and unwanted animals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with public service hours designed to benefit the public and facilitate the services established in this Agreement, including coordination with other agencies (state and local governments, or adoption partner organizations, non-profit animal services organizations, etc.) where appropriate. 2. Provide services as required by the State of California governing shelters for animal care, treatment, holding periods, and placements and dispositions. 3. Microchip all animals designated as Dangerous prior to release if medically appropriate and owner is compliant. In the instance of a non-compliant owner, Contractor shall attempt at the first annual inspection of the owner’s property to ascertain that the animal has in fact been microchipped as required by County Ordinance and shall report their findings to County in a timely fashion. 4. Provide animal food that meets nutritional and medical needs of animals.