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Page 6 Carrboro with it's Animal Control Program, the Town's bite investigations are also accounted for. Of all bites to humans, 835. were inflicted by dogs, 10o by cats and the remainder by miscellaneous wildlife and pets. Approximately 1 out of 4 animals that have bitten people were declared to be vicious animals. Twenty six Vicious Animal Confinement Orders were issued as a result of bites to humans this year.. Sixty six additional reports were received of animals that have attacked livestock and other animals. As a result, twelve of these animals were declared to be vicious. Owners of vicious animals are issued the Vicious Animal Confinement order which explains the definition of "vicious ",instructed on how to adequately confine or restrain the animal and the penalties for failure to comply. Failure to confine or restrain any vicious animal may result in the animals impoundment, penalties and /or further legal actions. Sixteen penalties were issued this year for failure to comply to the standards of Vicious Animal Control. Two criminal cases were pursued, terminating in $225 in penalties and the surrender of one animal to Animal Control. RABIES CONTROL Overall enforcement of the North Carolina Rabies Control Laws is performed through the Animal Licensing program. All dogs and cats 4 months of age or older must be current on their rabies inoculations prior to licensing. To ensure proper vaccine administration and effectiveness, a veterinarian's signature is required with each vaccine renewal. Improvements in the Rabies Control program (& Animal Licensing)- includes notifying owner's annually when the rabies vaccination is due, eliminating the need for owners to supply the rabies tag. numbers -,--regular updating of individual animal's rabies data and keeping updated, organized and retrievable veterinary vaccination certifications. Prior to these improvements, pet owners had the responsibility of maintaining personal files of rabies vaccination dates, rabies certifications and were required to supply rabies tag numbers prior to licensing their pets.