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51 <br />Animal Control Ordinance <br />nervous tissue of a proven rabid animal or animal reasonably suspected of having rabies <br />that is not available for laboratory diagnosis. <br />Harbor: An animal shall be deemed to be harbored if it is fed or sheltered by the <br />same person or household for 72 consecutive hours or more. <br />Health Department: Orange County Health Department. <br />Health Director: Director of the Orange County Health Department. <br />Injury: Any injury which is serious enough to require immediate medical <br />attention to preserve the life of the injured person. <br />Keeper: A person having custody of an animal or who keeps or harbors an animal <br />or who knowingly permits an animal to remain on or about any premises occupied or <br />controlled by such person, whether or not that person literally "owns" the animal. Every <br />person 18 years or older residing in the dwelling unit where a pet is harbored and /or kept <br />shall be deemed a keeper for purposes of this Ordinance. <br />Leash free Area: An area in a Town or County designated by the governing body <br />of said Town or County which permits an animal to go free from physical restrain. Does <br />not apply to animals deemed vicious, potentially dangerous or dangerous. <br />Other Local Government Body: Other local government authority shall include <br />the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough and those parts of the City of <br />Durham located in Orange County. <br />Owner: Any person who owns any animal and is responsible for its care, actions, <br />and behavior. <br />Owner or Keeper's Premises: Any real, owned or leased, property of the owner <br />of an animal; excluding any public right -of -way, or common area of a condominium, <br />apartment complex or townhouse development. <br />Person: Any individual, family, group of individuals, corporation, partnership, <br />organization, or institution recognized by law as a person. <br />Provocation: Any act that would reasonably be expected to cause an animal to <br />defend itself, its young, its owner or keeper or the property of said owner or keeper. <br />Restraint: An animal is under restraint if it is under sufficient physical restraint <br />such as a leash, cage, bridle, or similar effective and humane device which restrains and <br />controls the animal, or within a vehicle, or adequately contained by a fence on the <br />premises or other secure enclosure as permitted in this Ordinance. If a competent adult is <br />physically outside on the land with the animal, on land where the owner or keeper of the <br />animal resides, then the animal shall be deemed to be under restraint during the time the <br />animal is in the company of and under the control of that competent person and the <br />animal is on the premises. If any unattended animal is restrained by a chain, leash or <br />DRAFT 2 #, OA . #/ 09 - 5/ 30/ 2013 00 R. 11 <br />