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22 <br /> Animal Control Ordinance <br /> (1)A dog-being used by a law enforcement officer to carry out the law enforcement <br /> officer's official duties; <br /> (2)A dog being used in a lawful hunt; <br /> (3)A dog where the injury or damage inflicted by the dog was sustained by a <br /> domestic animal while the dog was working as a hunting,herding or predator <br /> control dog on the property of,or under the control of,its owner or keeper,and <br /> the damage or injury was to a species or type of domestic animal appropriate to <br /> the work of the dog;or <br /> (4)A dog where the injury inflicted by the dog was sustained by a person who,at the <br /> time of the injury was: <br /> a. On the owner or keeper property that has been posted with placards or <br /> signs noting the presence of such animal or"No Trespassing"in a <br /> manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of an intruder' <br /> b. Committing a willful trespass or other tort as provided in N.C.Gen. <br /> Stat.Chapter 14,Article 22B-, <br /> c. Tormenting,abusing,or assaulting the dog or has attempting to <br /> tormented,abused,or assaulted the dog;or <br /> d. Committing or attempting to commit a crime. <br /> (5) Security dogs are subject to all other provisions of this Ordinance while off th-e <br /> premises of their owner or keeper. <br /> (f) An animal which has been declared vicious may be impounded by the Animal <br /> Control Officer,either upon direct observation of the Animal Control Officer or law <br /> enforcement officer or recut of written complaint that the animal is at large,or off <br /> the premises of its owner or keeper and not restrained by a competent person,or not <br /> confined in a manner permitted in subsection(d)above. <br /> (1) Written Complaint. Upon receipt of a written complaint that an animal 3s-er4ias <br /> been was behaving vieie sly erAyas previously declared vicious was off the <br /> owner or keeper property while not properly restrained and there is probably <br /> cause to believe a violation of this Ordinance or other applicable law or regulation <br /> has occurred an Animal Control Officer may impound the animal and investigate <br /> the complaint. <br /> (2) If an animal is impounded as vicious,authorization for reclamation after any <br /> required holding period shall be granted when in the Animal Services Director,or <br /> their designee's sole discretion,is reasonably assured that either the animal is not <br /> DRAFTv.3-5/30/2013 Page 18 <br />