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30 <br /> Animal Control Ordinance <br /> (b)Enforcement of this Ordinance may include any appropriate equitable remedy, <br /> injunction or order of abatement issuing from a court of competent jurisdiction <br /> pursuant to North Carolina General_Statutes§ 153A-123(d)and(e). <br /> (c)- In addition to and independent of any-criminal penalties and other sanctions provided <br /> in this Ordinance,a violation of this Ordinance may also subject the offender to the <br /> civil penalties hereinafter set forth. <br /> (1)The Animal Services Director(or designee)may issue to the known owner or <br /> keeper of any animal,or to any other violator of the provisions of this Ordinance, <br /> a ticket or citation giving notice of the alleged violation(s)and of the civil penalty <br /> imposed.Tickets or citations so issued may be delivered in person or mailed by <br /> first class mail to the person charged if that person cannot readily be found.The <br /> following civil penalties shall be assessed for each violation of this Ordinance. <br /> -(i) NEstrzatment of Animals(Section 4-41) $200.00- <br /> (ii) The civil penalty for a nuisance violation(Section-4:45 shall be as <br /> follows: <br /> Number ofPrior Amount <br /> Nuisance Violations <br /> 1 $100.00 <br /> 2 $200.00 <br /> 3 or more $400.00 <br /> (2)This civil penalty shall be paid to the Animal Services Director or his or her <br /> designee within 14 days of receipt.This civil penalty is in addition to any other <br /> fees,taxes,costs or fines imposed that are authorized by this Ordinance. <br /> (3) In the event that the applicable civil penalty is not paid within the time period <br /> prescribed,a civil action may be commenced to recover the penalty and costs <br /> associated with collection of the penalty,and/or a criminal summons may be <br /> issued against the owner or keeper or other alleged violator of this Ordinance,and <br /> upon conviction,the owner shall be punished as provided by State law.Failure on <br /> the part of the owner or keeper of an animal or other alleged violator to pay the <br /> applicable civil penalty within the time period prescribed is unlawful and a <br /> violation of the Ordinance.Unless otherwise provided tThe civil penalty for <br /> violation of this subsection is$25.00,except where the original violation was for <br /> Failure to Vaccinate for Rabies in which case the civil Penalty for violation of this <br /> subsection is$100.00. <br /> DRAFTv.3-5/30/2013 Page 26 <br />