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- � 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No.X- [� ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 22, 1995 SUBJECT: Hunting Ordinance Review DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: YES: NO: X A N A---------- ORM iTI 0NIWX :---------- I. Committee Report County Manager II. Hunting & Fishing Ordinance TELEPHONE NUMBER - Hillsborough -732-8181 Chapel Hill -968-4501 Mebane -227-2031 Durham -688-7331 pT 0 receive,-as m�atlon-t7i-e sssu—es identl'Fe-d-y tie WiEtiKg-EFis- g Ordinance Committee as possible amendments to the current ordinance. BACKGROUND: In December 1991, the BOCC approved the Ordinance Regulating Hunting and Fishing on Private Lands or Waters Without Written Permission of Owner. In 1993, the Hunting & Fishing Ordinance Committee met to assess the impact of the ordinance. At that time, discussions indicated that the ordinance was having the desired effect. Enforcement agencies noted that there was a substantial reduction in the number of violations and complaints received regarding hunting practices. At the December 5, 1994 BOCC meeting, the Board received petitions from citizens concerned about hunting safety. To address these concerns, the Manager reconvened the Hunting & Fishing Ordinance Committee, along with other interested persons, to review the current practices and provide an assessment to the Board. The Committee has met during 1995 and identified ideas which require consideration by the Board. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report as information and further recommends that the Board consider setting a Public Hearing for the October 2, 1995 regular meeting to receive public comments on the ideas proposed in the report. It is also recommended that the members of the Hunting & Fishing Ordinance Committee be present at the public hearing, if possible, and that the Committee make specific proposals on and changes to the Ordinance after considering citizen comments.