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60% <br /> of same. <br /> (iii) Any other mattirs deemed, necesary by the Health <br /> Director. <br /> 8. Be empowered to issue notices of violation of this ordinance <br /> in such form as the Health Director may prescribe.. <br /> Section VIII. Nothing in this section is intended to be in conflict with <br /> i, the laws of the State of North Carolina regulating, restricting, authorizing or <br /> otherwise affecting dogs while used in hunting. This section should be read and <br /> enforced consistent with any such law. <br /> Section IX. It shall be unlawful for any person who causes injury to <br /> an animal by running over or hitting the animal with any motor vehicle to fail to <br /> notify immediately any one of the following: (1) the owner(s) or keeper(s) of said <br /> animal (if known or ascertainable with reasonable efforts made,to locate the <br /> owner or keeper), (2) an Animal Control Officer, (3) the Sheriff's Department, or <br /> (4) the Animal Control Shelter. <br /> Section X. The following acts or failure to act relating to the <br /> mistreatment of animals are unlawful and violations of this ordinance: <br /> A. It shall be unlawful for any person to subject or cause to be <br /> subjected any animal to cruel treatment or to deprive or cause to be deprived <br /> any animal of adequate food and water. Depriving an animal or causing it to be <br /> deprived of adequate food and adequate water constitutes cruelty as defined in <br /> this ordinance. With respect to domesticated pets, it shall be unlawful to <br /> deprive or cause to be deprived any such animal of adequate shelter. Depriving <br /> a domesticated .pet nr causing it to be deprived of adeouate shelter constitutes <br /> cruelty as defined in this ordinance. All animal cruelty investigators appointed <br /> by the Board of County Commissioners as authorized by G.S. Section 19A-45 shall <br />