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3 <br /> This detailed examination of the Vicious Animal section of the Ordinance was done to <br /> assure that issues voiced by C0UoenRed residents about the laws surrounding vicious <br /> enirn8|s at the March 20, 2013 meeting were fully discussed. It also had the added <br /> benefit of completely clarifying hOVV the unified ordinance VVoUk] strengthen the County <br /> ordinance given- thotthe B(]CC Chair and Vice-Chair had previously requested such <br /> consideration from staff and the A8AEB in response to resident onOmsnls about the death <br /> of dog- as a result of an attack by a declared dangerous dog in the resident's <br /> neighborhood. <br /> The only.area in VVhk:h amendments that would be considered a change are being proposed is <br /> in the area of oDinla| recovery. These changes are being proposed on the basis of the <br /> recommendations [Dade by the ASAB and Animal Services staff to the B[)CC at the Board's <br /> February 12, 2013 Work Session. The changes are part and parcel of the County's five year <br /> plan for managing pet overpopulation in order to both reduce the euthanasia of potentially <br /> adoptable animals and to contain and control the rnediUrn and |pn0-te0nm costs of providing <br /> animal services. <br /> There are three specific changes that are incorporated into the unified ordinance on the basis of <br /> this effort. These changes are tocreate: <br /> 1-. A requirement for rniorVchippingEtray cats and dogs upon their first recovery; <br /> 2. /\ tiered and differential fee schedule for the recovery ofcats and dogs depending upon <br /> the number of times they have -been recovered and whether they are reproductive or <br /> sterilized; <br /> 3. AnefuOdobke-spay/neuter deposit for cats and dogs recovered-three or more-times. <br /> Subsequent to County adoption of the ordinance, as previously indicated, staff from the towns of <br /> Chapel Hill and Carrboro will present the unified ordinance for consideration by their respective <br /> governing boards. There has already been legal review ofthe Ordinance in each jurisdiction <br /> and there is ongoing consideration of the best way for the towns to enact the Unified Ordinance. <br /> Significantly, the towns OfCaDboro and Chapel Hill are expected b» retain some portion oftheir <br /> ordinances that have been designed to address unique circumstances specific 10 that <br /> jurisdiction or where there is no corresponding component in the Unified Ordinance in the other <br /> jurisdictions: (i.e. tethering, permitting chicken, and keeping livestock). Where o Municipality <br /> may have o more restrictive Ordinance in an urban area than the County does for rural areas, <br /> the Ordinance provides for the greater restriction in the municipalities than in the County. <br /> Communication from the Hillsborough Town Manager indicates that Hillsborough will essentially <br /> adopt the County's new unified ordinance. The Town has done and will continue todosoVDthe <br /> basis of the action of the Town Board of CoO0rnissione[s, as it is codified in the Town's own <br /> animal 0rdinanco, which allows it to depart from the CoUOh/G code where they wish to do mo. <br /> Presently, the Town of Hillsborough does so only through the prohibition Of roosters and <br /> permitting requirements for farm animals within city limits. <br /> The North Cg[V|in8 General Statute §153A-45 provides that in order for on ordinance to be <br /> adopted on its first RamdiOQ it "must receive the approval of all the members of the board of <br /> commissioners. If the ordinance is approved by a majority of those voting but not by all the <br />