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23 2. Except when responding to a Priority 1 or Priority 2 call or when responding to a Priority 3 or Priority 4 call in order to meet expected response times, ensure that when Animal Control Officers observe a violation of the Participating City or County ordinance, the Animal Control Officer will stop, contact the animal owners, and take appropriate actions, such as a written warning for first offense, or the issuing of a citation for subsequent violations. 3. Investigate and follow up with impoundment, citation, search and seizure warrant for animal bites, vicious/dangerous animals, and attacks in conjunction with respective City Attorney or County Counsel and/or County District Attorney. 4. Contractor shall impound animals in the regular course of its enforcement of City and County ordinances as necessary to protect the safety of persons and property, or the animal. In addition to its ordinary impoundment responsibilities under this Agreement, if Contractor receives a specific request from a City and/or County law enforcement agency, Contractor shall promptly impound any animal, whether the animal is on public or private property. Contractor shall obtain any necessary consent or warrant as required by law for all impoundments. In exigent circumstances, in which a warrant is not required because personal or public safety is at imminent risk, Contractor shall impound the animal immediately. However, in the event that Contractor determines that a warrant is necessary for the impoundment, Contractor shall promptly seek such warrant and take all steps necessary to ensure that the animal is secured in such a manner that it poses no threat to the safety of any person pending the impoundment. In those limited situations in which Contractor reasonably believes that there is no violation, seizure is unlawful and there are no grounds for seeking a warrant despite the request by City or County law enforcement, Contractor’s President and/or legal counsel shall promptly discuss the legal and factual basis for Contractor’s determination with the Chief of Police or designee of the respective City (or County Sheriff or designee if applicable) and the County Animal Control Manager or designee, if available within one hour. If the City or County representatives are not available and/or there is still disagreement, and City or County law enforcement still requests impoundment, City or County law enforcement will seize the animal, and Contractor with thereafter take custody of the animal and impound the animal at the shelter. In these situations only, if the City or County law enforcement officer believes that a warrant should be applied for, but Contractor does not believe there are grounds for such warrant, the law enforcement officer shall supply the affidavit for such warrant and, at the request of the City or County law enforcement officer, Contractor shall seek the warrant from the court. 5. Contractor shall not release any impounded animals unless the owner of such animal, or another individual with express verbal or written authority from the owner to pick up the animal (and such authority has been directly conveyed to Contractor from owner), appears at the Contractor’s facility, and pays the relevant impoundment, emergency medical treatment, and licensing/permit fees to redeem said animal. Fees may be billed under certain circumstances as outlined in Exhibit A. - VI. Operations – D. Administration – 1 Financial Systems. F. Transport of sick, injured animals Contractor will: