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•p6• Ceoa <br />.~o..o e,~•""~ <br />Orange County .Animal Services <br />501 W. Franklin St, Suite 106, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 968-2287 <br />To: Laura Blackmon, County Manager <br />From: Robert A. Marotto, Animal Services Director <br />Date: September 25, 2007 <br />Re: Final Report of Animal Services Advisory Board Task Force on "Keeping of <br />Wild Animals" Ordinance <br />Attached please find the final report for the Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) <br />Task Force on "Keeping of Wild Animals" Ordinance. At the request of the ASAB, 1 am <br />asking that the report be shared with the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) as <br />an information item as part of an upcoming BOCC meeting agenda. <br />This Task Force was created for the purpose of reviewing Orange County's Animal <br />Ordinances with regard to the keeping of wild animals. The resulting final report and <br />accompanying materials were presented to the ASAB at its September meeting. They <br />were received and approved as submitted, with the request that they be shared with the <br />BOCC. <br />Although the Task Force is not recommending any ordinance changes at this time, the <br />ASAB and the Animal Services Department feel a great deal of valuable information and <br />insight has been gained from the effort of the Task Force. Its work has not only resulted <br />in a succinct final report, but also in atwo-volume compilation of information that <br />pertains to the keeping of wild animals. The latter is available at the Animal Services <br />Administration Office and should serve as a starting point and reference for any future <br />discussion of this or related topics. <br />Please let me know if additional information is needed for your consideration of the <br />request that the attached final report be shared with the Board of County <br />Commissioners as an information item. And thank you in advance for your time and <br />consideration. <br />Cc: Gwen Harvey, Assistant County Manager <br />Kris Bergstrand, DVM; Chair, Animal Services Advisory Board <br />Attachments: Task Force on "Keeping of Wild Animals" Ordinance Final Report (August <br />29th, 2007) <br />`An Ordinance Prohibiting the Keeping of Wild Animals Dangerous to <br />Persons and property within Orange County" (current Orange County <br />ordinance) <br />