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ORANGE COUNTY HILLSBOROUGH NORTH CAROLINA May 6, 1993 Mr. Eric Peterson Town Manager Town of Hillsborough PO Box 429 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Dear Eric: ��ta6�sd 1752 In February, the Mayor wrote to the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners regarding concerns about various enforcement issues within Hillsborough's Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction. This letter is intended to provide clarification of the extent of certain County enforcement authority and responsibility in unincorporated Orange County, within Hillsborough's ETJ, and within Hillsborough's corporate limits. Animal Control Issues r, We understand that the Tcrt irfiasreonc ns related td reports of rodent infestations and animal carcasses. The Orange Cdi z Tealtl Department's responsibilities in'the.A�Frial Control area are as follows: X • Enforce the state statutes Fegarctingabies 'CaniolVCCrS'13�t - :t84 through 130A -200). This includes provisions for. picking t7ptrayS; .eiifqreug rabies: vaccination requirements for domestic pets, inctudi' g rabies tags; and vicious animal confinemex' A orders. • Enforce the state statkites regaidine lty The Health Department provides ihese'services- regardless ormunicipality boundaries. ?Laimai Control does not anywhere in the county pick -up or remove dead carcasses from private or public property, other than to send them for rabies testing (limited to raccoons, skunks, foxes, dogs, cats, bars or other rabies taming animals). There are no state re_ulations regarding the disposal of wild anin _-A carcasses, however private property owners are encouraged to bury carcasses in the sarie _y4,, ;hat the state requires property owr:ers to bury domestic anima: carcasses. In the case of dead ar_"mals on roadways, it is NCDOT's responsibility to pick -up anima! carcasses on state - maintained roads. Individual property rodent infestations are no: considered a general public health hazard and are the responsibility of the individual property owner. In other areas of the state these problems are generally dealt with through the creation and enforcement of local ordinances. Orange County does not have such an ordinance. Hillsborough certainly could consider adopting one.