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••...1.1■ of same. (iii) Any other matters deemed necesary by the Health Director. 8. Be empowered to issue notices of violation of this ordinance in such form as the Health Director may prescribe. Secl tion VIII. It shall be unlawful for any person who causes injury to an animal by running over or hitting any animal with any motor vehicle to fail to stop at once and render such assistance as may be possible. Any person 5 ti* injuring an animal shall notify immediately (1) the owner(s) of said animal (if known or asOrrtainable with reasonable efforts made to locate the owner) or (2) an Animal Control Officer, and (3) one of the following: (a) the Sheriff's department or (b) the local humane society. Section IX. The following acts or failure to act relating to the g mistreatment of animals are unlawful and violations of this ordinance: z A. It shall be unlawful for any person to subject or cause to be u subjected any! animal to cruel treatment or to deprive or cause to be deprived ga any animal or, adequate food and water. As used in this ordinance depriving an 116 animal or causing it to be deprived of adequate food and adequate water 8 constitutes crul I elty as defined in this ordinance. All animal cruelty investigators appointed by the Board of County Commissioners as authorized by G.S. Section 19A-45 shall proceed in any case involving cruelty to animals as proscribed in Article 4 of Chapter 19A of the North Carolina General Statutes. B. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale, barter or give away within the county baby chickens, baby ducklings or other fowl under six (6) weeks of age or rabbits under eight (8) weeks of age as pets, toys, premiums or r'ovelties; provided, however, that this section shall not be construed -7-