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73 <br /> Animal Control Ordinance <br /> their choosing. Such individual may be an attorney and may communicate with the <br /> party but the attorney may not participate in the appeal. <br /> (d) The chair of the hearing panel shall administer oaths to all witnesses and make any <br /> ruling necessary to preserve fairness, order and proper decorum. <br /> (e) A person appealing a decision may present competent, relevant and material evidence <br /> or testimony, cross-examine witnesses, inspect documents, and offer evidence or <br /> testimony in explanation or rebuttal. <br /> (f) Any member of the hearing panel may call as a witness and question any interested <br /> party who has competent, relevant and material comments about the matters <br /> contained within the appeal. <br /> (g) Members of the hearing panel may exclude and not factor into their decision any <br /> evidence, testimony, or statements deemed incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial or <br /> unduly repetitious and therefore fail to reasonable address the issues before the <br /> hearing panel. <br /> (h) Within seven (7) days of the hearing the hearing panel shall issue a decision and <br /> cause that decision to forward to the person making the appeal and all other interested <br /> parties. <br /> (i) Appeal under Section 4-42 of this Chapter (Vicious Animals and Dangerous Dogs) <br /> shall be to a three member hearing panel consisting of one member of the Animal <br /> Services Advisory Board, who shall serve as Chair, and two members drawn from the <br /> remainder of the pool. At least one member of the panel shall be from either the <br /> Town or County where the incident occurred. <br /> The Board of County Commissioners shall adopt a policy, which may be amended from time to <br /> time, governing the appointment of appeals panel members and any additional processes <br /> necessary to carry out appeals in fair and equitable manner. The Towns of Chapel Hill, <br /> Carrboro and Hillsborough may appoint one person from their respective jurisdictions to serve <br /> in the pool of prospective hearing board members. (Does not apply in the Town of Carrboro) <br /> Secs. 4 !Y' C. 70„„ Reserve % <br /> I iiVii ii :I - KENNEL EL :I :II[. PE'T SHOP STANDARDS <br /> Sec 7 ..... ml ss i kenn el. <br /> (a) In General. A noncommercial or not for profit establishment maintained by any <br /> person where animals of any species, excluding domesticated livestock, are kept for <br /> the purpose of showing, competition, hunting or sport, and which establishment is so <br /> constructed that the animals cannot stray therefrom, and which maintains more than <br /> six but less than 19 animals. <br /> (b) Standards for Class I Kennels. All noncommercial kennels shall, in addition to other <br /> requirements of this article, comply with the minimum standards of this section. The <br /> premises at noncommercial kennels shall meet the following standards: <br /> DRAFTv.11- 1/14/2016 Proposed Unified Animal Control Ordinance Page 28 <br />