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Animal Control Ordinance <br /> e. It shall be unlawful to restrain any animal except in a humane fashion as set forth <br /> in Section 4-37 above and Section 4-41 below. (Does not apply to Chapel Hill and <br /> Carrboro) <br /> f It shall be unlawful for any person to entice or lure any animal out of an enclosure <br /> or off the property of its owner or keeper, or to seize, molest or tease any animal <br /> while the animal is held or controlled by its owner or keeper or while the animal <br /> is on or off the property of its owner or keeper, except a stray animal may be <br /> seized when trying to capture it. <br /> g. It shall be unlawful to possess any paraphernalia related to dog, cock or other <br /> animal fighting, with the intent that the paraphernalia be used to train or feature in <br /> an exhibition the baiting of dog, cock, or other animal or the fighting of a dog, <br /> cock, or other animal with another dog, cock, or other animal. <br /> h. It shall be unlawful for any person to transport an animal in the closed trunk of a <br /> vehicle, or closed compartment on a vehicle or trailer when the ambient outdoor <br /> temperature in the vicinity of the vehicle or trailer is greater than or equal to 70 <br /> degrees Fahrenheit. <br /> It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the acts made unlawful under <br /> the provisions of North Carolina General Statutes §§ 14-360 and 14-362, as the <br /> same relate to a dog or dogs, or to commit any other act made unlawful by any <br /> other law of the State of North Carolina relating to animal fighting or animal <br /> baiting. The repeal of such law or laws of the State of North Carolina shall have <br /> no effect upon this Section, and the acts herein made unlawful shall, in the event <br /> of such repeal, be those referred to in said law or laws immediately prior to such <br /> repeal. <br /> j. It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon or forsake any animal within the <br /> County. <br /> k. It shall be unlawful for any person to restrain a dog using a chain, wire or other <br /> type of tethering device in a manner prohibited by this subsection. (Does not <br /> apply in Chapel Hill or Carrboro) <br /> (1) No person shall tether, fasten, chain, tie, or restrain a dog, or cause such <br /> restraining of a dog, to a tree, fence, post, dog house, or other stationary object <br /> for more than a total of three hours in a 24-hour period. During periods of <br /> tethering that are not unlawful under this subsection, any tethering device used <br /> shall be at least ten feet in length and attached in such manner as to prevent <br /> strangulation or other physical harm to the dog and entanglement with objects. <br /> In no event shall the time limitations established by this subsection 4-41(k)(1) <br /> & (2) below be added together to allow for tethering, fastening, chaining, <br /> tying, or restraining to either a stationary object or to a cable trolley system <br /> for more than a total of three hours in a 24-hour period. <br /> Adopted 1/21/2016 Unified Animal Control Ordinance Page 14 <br /> Effective 3/1/2016 <br />