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91 Animal Control Ordinance Section 4-50 entitled permits and standards for animal collection replaced by Sections 4- 96 through 4-99 and derived from Ord. of 6-16-1987, § XX, eff. 1-1-88; Amend. of 12-3-07, eff. 7-1-08. See. 4-51. -Penalties. The following penalties shall pertain to violations of this Ordinance. (a) The violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall be a misdemeanor and any person convicted of such violation shall be punishable as provided in North Carolina General Statutes § 14-4, or other applicable law. Each day's violation of this Ordinance is a separate offense. Payment of a fine imposed in criminal proceedings pursuant to this subsection does not relieve a person of his liability for taxes, fees or civil penalties imposed under this Ordinance. (b) Enforcement of this Ordinance may include any appropriate equitable remedy, injunction or order of abatement issuing from a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes § 153A-123 (d) and(e). (c) In addition to and independent of any criminal penalties and other sanctions provided in this Ordinance, a violation of this Ordinance may also subject the offender to the civil penalties hereinafter set forth. (1) The Animal Services Director (or designee)may issue to the known owner or keeper of any animal, or to any other violator of the provisions of this Ordinance, a ticket or citation giving notice of the alleged violation(s) and of the civil penalty imposed. Tickets or citations so issued may be delivered in person or mailed by first class mail to the person charged if that person cannot readily be found. The following civil penalties shall be assessed for each violation of this Ordinance. (i) Mistreatment of Animals (Section 4-41) $200.00 (ii) The civil penalty for a nuisance violation (Section 4-45) shall be as follows: Number of Prior Amount Nuisance Violations 1 $100.00 2 $200.00 3 or more $400.00 DRAFT 2#, OA . #/ 09-4/ 1/2014 00 R. ❑❑