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Board of Commissioners Page Five June 12, 1987 Control Officers, Rabies Control Officers, Animal Cruelty Investigators, Animal Shelter Manager and law enforcement officers. All other persons involved in the business of controlling animals in Orange County should not have status as such but should work through one of the designated persons in the ordinance which designated persons will be responsible for the actions or activities of anyone not designated in the ordinance. The deletions that I recommend appear at the following places: (i). Section VIIIC: delete from the third, fourth and fifth lines "or other appointed agent, including, but not limited to, Emergency Animal Rescue workers." (ii). Section VIIIE.6: delete "or other person assisting with the Animal Control Program." (iii). Section XIIIE: delete "or his or her designee." This section further provides that the Animal Shelter Manager (an undefined term) must be assured that an animal impounded as vicious is not vicious or that the vicious animal will be properly restrained on the premises of its owner or keeper. Although this assurance is done in consultation with the Animal Control Director, it introduces a concept which I think ill advised. I think the Animal Control Director should alone make the decision as to whether to permit reclamation of an animal impounded as vicious. In making that decision it is reasonable to believe that the Animal Control Director will solicit all of the advice and consultation he or she deems necessary. However, the control of vicious animals is the responsibility of the Animal Control Program and the Animal Control Director. (iv). Section XVIC: delete "or person duly authorized by the Animal Control Director." M. Section XXA: delete "or other appropriate representative of the Animal Control Program." The same language appears in Subsection B under standards for non - commercial kennels and should be deleted. (vi). Section XXIA.I.b: delete "or person duly authorized by the Animal Control Director."