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16 <br />-APPENDIX IV <br />Flyer <br />Ora~cn e County Animal Ordinance <br />Civil Penalty & Fee Updates <br />.~ <br /> <br />The Animal Control Division of the Animal Services <br />Department will. be updating Civil Penalties and Fees <br />effective February 4, 2008. <br />These civil penalties and fees cover ordinance violations <br />including failure to vaccinate or license pets, public <br />nuisance and animal mistreatment. <br />The increases are designed to encourage responsible pet <br />ownership and improve the safety of not only the <br />animals, but the community as a whole. <br />New Amounts are as follows: <br />Failure to Vaccinate (Rabies). <br />Failure to License <br />Mistreatment <br />Public Nuisance Violations <br />$200 <br />$200 <br />$200 <br />$50, $100, $200, $300, $400 <br />The increases will only affect those pet owners who <br />violate county animal ordinances. <br />This is the first increase in the Animal Control penalties <br />and fees in over a decade. <br />For more information on Orange County <br />Animal Services, visit <br />http://www. co. orange.nc.us/animalservices. <br />