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53 <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 />(0r(J. q 6-46 -1987 ��Y V11, c'ff' /m../ -/98 ° ffivn <. qf' � �� <br />b b b � /�m. �m..�.^r %"1.� Q�. .^' /m.. / "4/'?'(y I' /k Q�fM(. <br />Y <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 Animal Services <br />Director. Specifically: <br />(a) The Animal Services Director shall have the duties of Animal Control Officer <br />and direct the duties of designated County employees or agents in carrying the <br />enforcement of this Ordinance as Animal Control Officers including the duties <br />of a Rabies Control Officers and Animal Cruelty 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 release any animal in the custody of <br />said agents, except in the manner as herein provided. <br />(d) Animal Control Officers are not authorized to carry on their person firearms of <br />any kind except as provided herein. The Orange County Animal Control <br />Program may store firearms at the Animal Services Department and use those <br />firearms when necessary to enforce sections of this Chapter or under <br />applicable law for the control of wild, vicious, or diseased animals. <br />(1) Any Animal Control Officer or law enforcement officer, in carrying out <br />their duties under this Chapter, shall make every effort to deal humanely <br />with all animals. <br />(2) An Animal Control Officer or law enforcement officer may inject an <br />animal with a chemical tranquilizer which will result in limiting the <br />activity of an animal, when in the officer's judgment any attempt to seize <br />the animal would be dangerous to the person attempting the seizure, the <br />animal, or the public at large. <br />DRAFT 2 #, OA . #/ 09 - 5/ 30/ 2013 00 R. 11 <br />