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Animal Control Ordinance If the animal has rabies or is suspected of having rabies, the body shall be disposed of in accordance with applicable state regulations. If the animal has identification, t4e Animal Shvltv Services shall attempt to notify the owner or keeper before euthanizing such animal; in any event, and except as may be otherwise provided by law, Animal S" Services shall have no liability for euthanizing wounded or diseased animals when such action is taken upon the advice or recommendation of a veterinarian who has been advised of the animal's condition. (d) Any cat or dog impounded must receive a microchip, at the expense of its owner, prior to recovery by its owner. (Ord. of 6 -16 -1987, §XIV, eff. 1 -1 -88) Sec. 4 -45. - Public �uisance� (a) In General. It shall be unlawful for an owner or keeper to permit an animal or animals to create a public nuisance, or to maintain a public nuisance created by an animal or animals. . (b) (Prima Facie Evidencg. Actions deemed prima facie evidence of a public nuisance include the following activities of 1!Ry animal, or conditions maintained or permitted by the animal's owner or keeper: (1) Habitually or repeatedly, without provocation, chasing, snapping at or attacking pedestrians, bicycles, persons lawfully entering the property to provide a service, other animals being_ walked on a leash, or vehicles even if the animal never leaves the owner's property, except that this provision shall not apply if such animal is restrained by a pen, fence, or other secure enclosure. For purposes of this section, an "underground fence" shall only be considered secure if it in fact contains the animal and a small sign or other notification is present to alert others that the animal is restrained. (2) Interfering with the reasonable use and enjoyment by neighboring residents of their property because of its odor or excessive noise making. For purposes of this subsection, excessive noise making shall include repeated episodes of barking, howling, whining, crying, crowing only if the rooster is within the town limits or Carrboro, Chapel Hill, or Hillsborough. (3) A female dog that is not confined while in heat in a building or secure enclosure in such a manner that she will not be in contact with another animal, provided that this section shall not be construed to prohibit the intentional breeding of animals within an enclosed area on the premises of the owner or keeper of an animal involved in the breeding process. (4) Damages the property of anyone other than its owner or keeper, including but not limited to, turning over garbage containers or damaging gardens, flowers, shrubbery, DRAFTv.3 - 5/30/2013 Page 22 26 Comment [AM11]: The following was deleted: It shall be unlawful for an owner or keeper to permit an animal or animals to create a public nuisance, or to maintain a public nuisance created by an animal or animals. Compliance shall be required as follows: (a) When an Animal Control Officer or law enforcement officer observes a violation, the owner or keeper will be provided written notification of such violation and be given 24 hours or less to abate the nuisance. (b) Upon receipt of a written detailed and signed complaint alleging that any person is maintaining a public nuisance as defined in this Ordinance, the Animal Control Director shall cause the owner or keeper of the animal or animals in question to be notified that a complaint has been received, and shall cause the situation complained upon to be investigated and a written report thereon to be prepared. (c) If the written findings indicate that the complaint is justified, the Animal Control Director shall cause the owner or keeper of the animal or animals in question to be notified in writing, and shall order abatement of such nuisance within 24 hours or such lesser amount of time which shall be designated on the abatement order. If, f,)after 24 hours or such lesser time as is designated in the abatement order the nuisance is not abated, the animal creating the nuisance may be impounded or a civil penalty may be issued and /or a criminal summons may be issued. Comment [AM12]: Much of this was formerly in the definitions section under the term "Public Nuisance'