2009-100 Animal Svc - City of Durham

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t/ - l~- NORTH CAROLIlVA AGREEMENT FOR ANIMAL SERVICES BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF DURHAM ORANGE COUNTY This agreement is dated, made, and entered into as of the 7 day of -;~,,,~4 0, , 2004, between the City of Durham {"City") and Orange County ("County"). ~'~- BACKGROUND and DEFINITIONS FOR THIS AGREEMENT "Animal Control Ordinance" means chapter 4 (titled "Animal Control") of the Code of Ordinances, Orange County, North Carolina, and sections of Chapter X addressing the keeping and the exhibition of exotic animals. By resolution adopted by the Durham City Council pursuant to N. C. G. S. I53A-I22, the Animal Control Ordinance and exotic ordinances are permitted to apply in the Area of the City of Durham Located in Orange County. "Area of the City of Durham Located in Orange County" means the area within the corporate limits of the City of Durham that is located in Orange County. The County and City hereby agree as follows: 1. in General. The City hereby designates Orange County's Animal Services Center as its "Office of Animal Control" (hereafter the "Center"). The County will designate one (or more than one, in the County's discretion} employees {collectively, the "Animal Control Officer") to respond to emergency and routine animal service calls within the Area of the City of Durham Located in Orange Couttty. During the hours of 8:00 am through 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, the County shall provide animal control and protection services to the Area of the City of Durham Located in Orange County. Outside of those hours, the County will provide on-call field services for urgent or emergency situations involving animals (as described below). The County's services to the Area of the City of Durham Located in Orange County are listed in sections 2.A., 2.B. and 2.C. below. 2. A. Animal Control and Protection Services; During the hours of 8:00 am through 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, the Animal Control Officer will respond to all animal services calls within the Area of the City of Durham Located in Orange County, both emergency and routine. All service calls responded to by the County on behalf of the City under this agreement will be handled in accordance with the Animal Control Ordinance and North Carolina general statutes pertinent to animals and with policies generally applied by Orange County itt the unincorporated portions of Orange County. The County will receive incoming complaints and inquiries at the Centet• during the hours noted in section 1 above. A quarterly report listing the number and types of calls handled within the Atea of the City of Durham Located in Orange County shalt be prepared by the County and forwarded to the City's Neighborhood Improvement Services Department.