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22 1. Enforce all County and City ordinances pertaining to animals as outlined in Chapters 6.04, 6.12 and 6.16 of Title 6 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code and enforce state statutes where applicable, except for number of animals per household or barking dogs, which are referred to the respective overseeing agency (code enforcement or law enforcement). 2. Uniform Ordinances and Citation Authority. County shall encourage the Participating City jurisdictions shown on Exhibit D to adopt and maintain animal control ordinances and fee schedules that are materially equivalent to the County’s animal control ordinance and fee schedule. The animal control ordinances for all jurisdictions shown on Exhibit D should be substantially the same as the provisions of Chapters 6.04, 6.12, and 6.16 of Title 6 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, as amended, to be effective within the city limits. The fee schedule shall be the same as outlined in Chapter 6.04.290 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code. 3. Enforcement of city ordinances which differ materially from the County ordinance need not be enforced by Contractor unless Contractor agrees that the ordinance does not conflict with its mission, and the city and Contractor mutually agree on the cost of services. Participating Cities agree to provide notice to Contractor of any changes to their City codes that would relate to additional or different Contractor responsibilities under this Agreement. 4. Upon request by a Participating City, the County, or residents of a Participating City or the unincorporated County, investigate complaints of animal related public nuisances, to those ordinance code violations enumerated in Chapter 6.04 of Title 6 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code and similar city ordinances, with the exception of complaints regarding barking dogs. D. Citations Contractor will: 1. Develop a voidable animal license citation process for license violations, that affords the animal owner 30 days in which to register for a license and have the citation voided. Specifically, on all complaints involving stray or loose animals, municipal complaints and quarantines etc., if the animal owner living in San Mateo County does not have their animal licensed in San Mateo County, the Animal Control Officer (“ACO”) will issue a voidable license citation to the animal owner. 2. Ensure that ACO/Humane Officers issue administrative and non-administrative citations for City, County or State violations. Written warnings can be issued for first offense minor violations only if the ACO/Humane Officers follow up within two weeks to ensure compliance with the written warning. 3. Record all citations and written warnings in the Chameleon (or any successor system) software system. E. Impoundment of animals Contractor will: 1. Impound all dogs caught at large, scan all dogs and cats, that are safe to handle, for microchips in the field and provide for field return to owner as deemed appropriate by the Animal Control Officer.