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brochure to the attention of residents. The brochure would also be available online at the County's website and at sites around the County in printed form. Financial Requirements: Total cost for 1,000 copies of the flyers and 500 printed copies of the brochure would be $175. Public Outreach Option 2: Run paid advertisements in select newspapers raising awareness of the importance of "rights, responsibilities, and reporting' : Staff has developed a newspaper advertisement as part of the outreach campaign. The newspaper ads are intended raise residents' awareness during the hunting season and to direct them to the County's website where the brochure will be available. The ad would run in the News of Orange and The Herald Sun during the last two weeks of October through the middle of November. Financial Requirements: The cost for five (5) ads with approximate size of 3" by 5" is estimated to be $1,600. Public Outreach Option 3: Develop a billboard advertisement for the billboard at the northeast corner of Highways 70 and 86 in Hillsborough. A billboard at this intersection would help to promote general public awareness of various rights and responsibilities. As the billboard located at the corner of Highways 70 and 86 is very visible, placing a public service advertisement there would bring great exposure to these issues. The billboard could be up during the months of October, November and December (provided the billboards are still available and reserved as soon as possible). Financial Requirements: The projected cost of the billboard is approximately $3,120 which includes printing and the monthly charge. The total costs of these public outreach and information options are summarized below: Public Outreach Brochure and Flyers: $175 Advertisements $1,600 Billboard 3 120 Total Cost $4,895 Services Responses and Available Enforcement In spite of the General Assembly's failure to act on the local bill regarding hunting deer with dogs north of Interstate 85, Orange County is not prevented from working with Orange County Sheriff's Office and the WRC Enforcement Officer responsible for Orange County to enforce the current laws. In the 2011 Session the General Assembly adopted HB 762, Landowner's Protection Act, which prohibits hunting on the posted property of another without written permission. This Act, which takes effect on October 1, 2011 throughout the state, is very similar to Orange County's local bills enacted in 2007 and 2008 (respectively, Session Laws 2007-264 and 2008-205). The WRC has created an awareness campaign and a permission slip for landowners to give to hunters.