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3 <br />NORTH CAROLINA AGREEMENT FOR ANIMAL SERVICES BETWEEN ORANGE <br />COUNTY AND THE CITY OF DURHAM <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />This agreement is dated, made, and entered into as of the day of , 2009, <br />between the City of Durham ("City") and Orange County ("County"). <br />BACKGROUND and DEFINITIONS FOR THI5 AGREEMENT <br />"Animal Control Ordinance" means chapter 4 (titled "Animal Control") of the Code of Ordinances, <br />Orange County, North Cazolina, and sections of Chapter X addressing the keeping and the exhibition of <br />exotic animals. By resolution adopted by the Durham City Council pursuant to N. C. G. S. 153A-122, <br />the Animal Control Ordinance and exotic ordinances are permitted to apply in the Area of the City of <br />Durham Located in Orange County. <br />"Area of the City of Durham Located in Orange County" means the area within the corporate limits of the <br />City of Durham that is located in Orange County. <br />The County and City hereby agree as follows: <br />1. In General. The City hereby designates Orange County's Animal Services Center as its "Office <br />of Animal Control" (hereafter the "Center"). The County will designate one (or more than one, in the <br />County's discretion) employees (collectively, the "Animal Control Officer") to respond to emergency and <br />routine animal service calls within the Area of the City of Durham Located in Orange County. <br />During the hours of 8:00 am through 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, the County shall provide animal <br />control and protection services to the Area of the City of Durham Located in Orange County. Outside of <br />those hours, the County will provide on-call field services for urgent or emergency situations involving <br />animals (as described below). <br />The County's services to the Area of the City of Durham Located in Orange County are listed in sections <br />2.A., 2.B. and 2.C. below. <br />2. A. Animal Control and Protection Services: <br />During the hours of 8:00 am through 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, the Animal Control Officer will <br />respond to all animal services calls within the Area of the City of Durham Located in Orange County, <br />both emergency and routine. <br />All service calls responded to by the County on behalf of the City under this agreement will be handled in <br />accordance with the Animal Control Ordinance and North Cazolina general statutes pertinent to animals <br />and with policies generally applied by Orange County in the unincorporated portions of Orange County. <br />The County will receive incoming complaints and inquiries at the Center during the hours noted in <br />section 1 above. <br />A quarterly report listing the number and types of calls handled within the Area of the City of Durham <br />Located in Orange County shall be prepazed by the County and forwarded to the City's Neighborhood <br />Improvement Services Department. <br />