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treatment of diseases and injuries of animals. <br />28. <br />F2-9-.-J Vicious Animal: Any animal on or off the Premises of <br />its owner or keeper, security dog excluded, which is three months <br />of age or older and without provocation has bitten, killed, or <br />who are not tres- <br />caused physical harm through bites to people (-o-r- i - -a-- _wh.0- a r e <br />passing and animals that are not where their owners have been <br />not -wrr i-I-er --errr --err, -ef-i& -t7he - v € -L-her _,wrrL-r--err <br />told they cannot be. Any doq that is owned or harbored for the <br />lerae-pe-r- 1- --&r- --a-r+ j& <br />purpose of dog fighting or training for dog fighting is also <br />dag --err- -tr2r' rriTTT -ftrr- -d-07 -f-i-qhrt-' rTq;-] <br />defined as a vicious animal. <br />Section VIII - Animal Control Program. The Orange County <br />Animal Control Program, as herein described and as otherwise <br />described in other County ordinances related to animals and as <br />otherwise described in the laws of North Carolina, shall be ad- <br />ministered by the Animal Control Director. Specifically: <br />A. The Animal Control Director shall designate employees <br />or agents enforcing this ordinance as Animal Control Officers and <br />Rabies Control Officers. Animal Cruelty Investigators may be ap- <br />pointed by the Board of County Commissioners as provided by law. <br />In the performance of their duties, officers and investigators <br />shall have all the power, authority, and immunity granted under <br />this ordinance and by the general laws of this State to enforce <br />the provisions of this ordinance, and the laws of North Carolina <br />as they relate to the care, treatment, control or impounding of <br />11 <br />