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W <br />Animal Control Ordinance <br />(12)The standards applicable to vehicles and care in transportation set out in <br />Section 4 -98 apply to Animal Control Officers collecting, transporting, or <br />holding animals in this County. <br />(Ord. of 6 -16 -1987, § VIII, eff. 1 -1 -88) <br />Sec. 4 -39. - Relation to hunting laws. <br />Nothing in this Ordinance is intended to be in conflict with the laws of the State <br />of North Carolina regulating, restricting, authorizing or otherwise affecting dogs while <br />used in hunting, but this exception applies only while the dogs are under the control of <br />the owner, keeper, or competent person, and are actually lawfully being used for hunting <br />or training for hunting in compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, or ordinances. <br />This Ordinance should be read and enforced consistent with any such law. <br />(Ord. of 6 -16 -1987, § IX, eff. 1 -1 -88) <br />Sec. 4 -40. - Notice in case of injury. <br />It shall be unlawful for any person who causes injury to an animal, including but <br />not limited to, running over or hitting the animal with any vehicle, to fail to notify <br />immediately at least one of the following: <br />(1) The owner(s) or keeper(s) of the animal (if known or ascertainable with reasonable <br />efforts made to locate the owner or keeper), <br />(2) An Animal Control Officer, <br />(3) Local law enforcement agency, or <br />(4) Orange County Animal Services. �+ <br />of 6 -16 -1987, §X, eff. 1 -1 -88) <br />Sec. 4 -41. - Mistreatment of animals unlawful. <br />The following acts or failure to act relating to the mistreatment of animals are <br />unlawful and violations of this Ordinance: <br />a. 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 />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 />DRAFTv.5 - 9/25/2013 Page 12 <br />