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56 <br />Animal Control Ordinance <br />(2) An Animal Control Officer, <br />(3) Local law enforcement agency, or <br />(4) Orange County Animal Services. <br />(OP(J. q fpm4fpm498 %, � X, c�ft' 1- 4- .88) <br />nu <br />The following acts or failure to act relating to the mistreatment of animals are <br />unlawful and violations of this Ordinance: <br />It shall be unlawful for any person to subject or cause to be subjected any animal <br />to cruel treatment or to deprive or cause to be deprived any animal of adequate <br />food and water, with respect to domesticated animals or wild animals in captivity <br />or under restraint, it shall additionally be unlawful to deprive or cause to be <br />deprived any such animal of adequate shelter or veterinary care. <br />b. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale, barter or give away <br />within the County baby chickens, baby ducklings or other fowl under six weeks of <br />age or rabbits under eight weeks of age as pets, toys, premiums or novelties; <br />provided, however, that this section shall not be construed to prohibit the sale or <br />display of such baby chickens, ducklings or other fowl or such rabbits in proper <br />facilities with adequate food, water, and shelter, by breeders or stores engaged in <br />the business of selling the animals for purposes other than as pets or novelties. <br />It shall be unlawful to color, dye, stain or otherwise change the natural color of <br />baby chickens or other fowl or rabbits. <br />d. It shall be unlawful for any person to tether any fowl. <br />It shall be unlawful to restrain any animal except in a humane fashion as set forth <br />in Section 4 -37 above and Section 4 -41 below. (Does not apply to Chapel Hill and <br />Carrboro) (See also Carrboro Code of Ordinances § and Chapel Hill <br />Code of Ordinances § ) <br />f. It shall be unlawful for any person to entice or lure any animal out of an enclosure <br />or off the property of its owner or keeper, or to seize, molest or tease any animal <br />while the animal is held or controlled by its owner or keeper or while the animal <br />is on or off the property of its owner or keeper, except a stray animal may be <br />seized when trying to capture it. <br />g. It shall be unlawful to possess any paraphernalia related to dog, cock or other <br />animal fighting with the intent that the paraphernalia be used to train or feature in <br />DRAFT 2 #, OA . #/ 09 - 5/ 30/ 2013 00 R. 1111 <br />