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2 <br /> <br />1. North Carolina General Statute § 153A-76 grants boards of county commissioners <br />the authority to establish advisory boards and to appoint members to and remove <br />members from those advisory boards. In acting on this authority the Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners hereby establishes certain general conditions to which <br />applicants and members of advisory boards should conform. <br />2. Orange County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 4, § 4-53 provides for an appeal panel <br />appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. <br /> <br />B. Composition <br />1. The Animal Services Hearing Board is composed of eighteen (18) members. <br />2. Members shall represent: <br />a. The Townships of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough shall each appoint <br />two (2) members from their respective jurisdictions; <br />b. One (1) member who shall have experience in the field of public health; <br />c. One (1) member who shall have experience in the field of public safety; <br />d. Six (6) at-large representatives, three (3) of which reside in the <br />unincorporated areas of the county shall be members of the public with <br />some relevant knowledge of animal behavior; <br />e. One (1) veterinarian; <br />f. Three (3) members of the Animal Services Advisory Board; <br /> <br />SECTION IV. HEARING PANELS <br /> <br />1. Vicious and Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeal Panel. The Vicious and Potentially <br />Dangerous Dog Appeal Panel shall consist of three individuals drawn from the pool <br />by the Animal Services Director. This Panel shall hear appeals from Section 4-42 of <br />the Animal Control Ordinance and appeals of Potentially Dangerous Dog <br />Declarations. The panel shall consist of individuals drawn from the pool from the <br />following categories: <br />a. One (1) member of the panel shall be from the Animal Services Advisory <br />Board and shall serve as Chair of the Panel <br />b. The remaining two (2) members shall come from the other groups <br />represented in the Pool. <br />c. At least one of the members serving on the Panel shall come from either the <br />Town or County where the incident occurred. In the event that a <br />representative of the town in question is not available to serve within the <br />required period of time, a representative of one of the other towns will be <br />selected. <br />d. The responsibility of this panel is to determine whether or not a potentially <br />dangerous dog declaration is warranted based upon the definition(s) set out <br />by either the North Carolina General Statute or the Animal Control <br />Ordinance, whichever is applicable. <br />e. The Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeal Panel shall be convened as needed <br />by the Animal Services Director. <br />f. In the event that a member is unable to attend within the timeline <br />mandated by the North Carolina General Statute for a Potentially Dangerous <br />Dog Appeal, the Animal Services Director may designate another member of <br />the Pool to fill his or her place.