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ORD-2016-037 Ordinance approving Amendment to Chapter 4 of the Animal Control Code of Ordinances
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ORD-2016-037 Ordinance approving Amendment to Chapter 4 of the Animal Control Code of Ordinances
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11/15/2016
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6e
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Agenda - 11-15-2016 - 6-e - Unified Animal Control Ordinance Amendments
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\Board of County Commissioners\BOCC Agendas\2010's\2016\Agenda - 11-15-2016 - Regular Mtg.
Minutes 11-15-2016
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\Board of County Commissioners\Minutes - Approved\2010's\2016
RES-2016-071 Resolution Amending Chapter 4 of the OC Animal Control Code of Ordinances
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\Board of County Commissioners\Resolutions\2010-2019\2016
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Animal Control Ordinance <br /> (m)Domesticated Livestock: Livestock raised for the production of meat, milk, eggs, <br /> fiber, or used for draft or equestrian purposes, including but not limited to cattle, <br /> sheep, goats, swine, horses, mules, rabbits, and poultry. <br /> (n) Educational Purposes: Teaching and instructing with the intent and effect of <br /> imparting knowledge to others. <br /> (o) Exotic animals: Exotic animals are animals other than domestic animals, farm <br /> animals, and wild animals which are not native to North Carolina, or are native to <br /> North Carolina but have been captive-bred. <br /> (p) Exposed to Rabies: An animal has been exposed to rabies within the meaning of this <br /> Ordinance if it has been bitten by, or otherwise come into contact with the saliva or <br /> nervous tissue of a proven rabid animal or animal reasonably suspected of having <br /> rabies that is not available for laboratory diagnosis. <br /> (q) Harbor: An animal shall be deemed to be harbored if it is fed or sheltered by the <br /> same person or household for 72 consecutive hours or more. <br /> (r) Health Department: Orange County Health Department. <br /> (s) Health Director: Director of the Orange County Health Department. <br /> (t) Keeper: A person having custody of an animal or who keeps or harbors an animal or <br /> who knowingly permits an animal to remain on or about any premises occupied or <br /> controlled by such person, whether or not that person legally "owns" the animal. <br /> Every person 18 years or older residing in the dwelling unit where a pet is harbored <br /> and/or kept shall be deemed a keeper for purposes of this Ordinance. <br /> (u) Leash free Area: An area in a Town or County designated by the governing body of <br /> said Town or County which permits an animal to go free from physical restraint. <br /> Does not apply to animals deemed dangerous or potentially dangerous. <br /> (v) Other Local Government Body (Bodies): The Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and <br /> Hillsborough and those parts of the City of Durham located in Orange County. <br /> (w)Owner: Any person who owns any animal and is responsible for its care, actions, and <br /> behavior. <br /> (x) Owner or Keeper's Premises: Any real, owned or leased, property of the owner of an <br /> animal; excluding any public right-of-way, or common area of a condominium, <br /> apartment complex, or townhouse development. <br /> (y) Person: Any individual, family, group of individuals, corporation, partnership, <br /> organization, or institution recognized by law as a person. <br /> (z) Physical Harm: Any injury which is serious enough to require immediate medical <br /> attention. <br /> Adopted 1/21/2016 Unified Animal Control Ordinance Page 8 <br /> Effective 3/1/2016 <br />
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