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13 <br />Animal Control Ordinance <br />Wild Animals: An animal (other than livestock) that typically is found in a non- <br />domesticated state and that, because of its size or vicious propensity or because it is <br />poisonous, venomous or for any other substantial reason, poses a potential danger to <br />persons, other animals or property, whether bred in the wild or in captivity and includes <br />any or all hybrids bred with these animals and domestic species. <br />(Ord. of 6 -16 -1987, § VII, eff. 1 -1 -1988; Amend. of 12 -2 -1996, eff. 1 -1 -1997; Amend. <br />of 11- 18 -08, eff. 11- 19 -08) <br />Sec. 4 -38. - Animal control program. <br />The Orange County Animal Control Program, as herein described and as <br />otherwise described in other County ordinances related to animals and as otherwise <br />described in the laws of North Carolina, shall be administered by the <br />Animal Services del Director. Specifically: <br />(a) <br />lnvestiga4ors maybe, appointed by the, Board of Coun4y Commissioners as providedby <br />HI <br />repoi4ed or obsP4=vPd- n-4; im-M e4q,vity or animal abuse, shall be, the, j oin4 responsibility of R-4; d- <br />Comment [AMS]: First sentence redrafted in (a) <br />below. Second sentence has been moved below. <br />(a) The Animal Services GoR4e4 Director shall have the duties of Animal Control <br />Officer and direct the duties of designated County employees or agents in <br />carrying the enforcement of this Ordinance as Animal Control Officers <br />including the duties of a Rabies Control Officers and Animal Cruelty <br />Investigator. <br />(b) Except as may be otherwise provided by law, no officer, agent, or employee of <br />the County charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this Ordinance <br />or other applicable laws, shall be personally liable for any damage that may <br />accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the <br />discharge of such duty unless he or she acts with actual malice. <br />(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, hinder, or molest any <br />Animal Control or police officer while in the performance of any duty <br />authorized by this Ordinance, , or to seek to <br />release any animal in the custody of said agents, except in the manner as <br />herein provided. <br />(d) Animal Control Officers, <br />are not authorized to carry on their person firearms of any kind <br />except as provided herein. The Orange County Animal Control Program may <br />DRAFTv.3 - 5/30/2013 Page 9 <br />