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• ) b. After -Hours Responsibilities. <br />Effective July 1, 2004, SPCA staff will handle, including pick-up, all injured dog <br />and cat calls within the County weekdays from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from <br />4:30 p.m. Saturday thru 9:00 a.m. on Monday, holidays included. <br />Effective July 1, 2004, SPCA staff will handle, including pick up, all injured dog <br />and cat calls within the City weekdays from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., except <br />Saturday when coverage will end at 8:00 a.m., and from 4:30 p.m. Saturday <br />through 7:00 a.m. on Monday, holidays included. <br />Prior to this date, ACOS for the County and City will continue to handle all <br />injured dog and cat calls, including pick-up, within their respective jurisdictions. <br />If SPCA does not begin assuming after-hours responsibilities as outlined in this <br />section effective July 1, 2004, the actual costs incurred by the County and City for <br />after -hour services after July 1, 2004 will be deducted from the County's and <br />City's subsequent compensation payment for annual operations to the SPCA. <br />C. Emergency Access. <br />SPCA will provide a reasonably protected area or access to appropriate facilities <br />5 to the ACOS for emergencies and after hours use. <br />d. Emergency Planning. <br />SPCA will develop and practice an evacuation plan for a major shelter disaster <br />and a plan for sheltering community animals abandoned or running loose in case <br />of a natural disaster in the area. <br />e. Injured or Diseased Animals. <br />Critically injured or critically ill animals may be destroyed immediately at the <br />discretion of SPCA in accordance with State regulations. <br />f. Dangerous Feral Dogs or Cats. <br />Any feral dog or cat that does not bear a form of identification and that exhibits <br />behavior posing risk to any person can be euthanized, after being kept for a period <br />of not less than three days, one of which must be a full business day, in <br />accordance with Virginia law and regulations. <br />g. Biting Animals. <br />• 1 Stray biting animals shall be confined in accordance with Virginia law and <br />regulations. If someone other than the local ACO delivers a biting animal to <br />5 <br />