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• SPCA, SPCA shall notify the local office of the Virginia Department of Health. `\ SPCA will be responsible for working with the Health Department to ensure that, in accordance with Health Department regulations and state law, stray biting animals are released to SPCA at the end of the ten-day confinement period once they have been deemed to be disease-free. Once these animals have been released to the custody and care of SPCA, it shall assume sole responsibility for determining whether they are suitable for adoption. h. Non-resident Does. If a dog is delivered to SPCA from somewhere outside of the physical boundaries of the City or County, the local governing bodies shall not be charged for the dog's care. i. Properly Licensed Does. SPCA shall shelter properly licensed dogs for the time period required by Virginia law and regulations. j. Licensing and Vaccination. SPCA shall not deliver any dog or cat for adoption or return any owned dog or cat • to its owner unless the animal is or will be properly licensed and vaccinated, l unless the SPCA is directed otherwise for medical reasons by licensed ? veterinarians. • k. Monthly Records. SPCA shall maintain supporting records for the Animal Shelter operation. Records shall include, at a minimum, data identifying the date an animal is brought to the Animal Shelter, the jurisdiction in which a stray animal was found (including specific addresses), the applicable jurisdiction of the ACO, if involved, and final disposition of each animal. SPCA shall establish and maintain an automated data mechanism that will establish whether an animal has been brought into the Animal Shelter from the County or the City. SPCA agrees to provide a monthly report to the ACOs of each jurisdiction. Supporting records may be modified from time to time by mutual consent of the parties. Records shall be available for inspection by representatives by local governing bodies. no