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~3 DRAFT Dangerous Dog Procedures Orange County Animal Services Department CINSERT DATE North Carolina General Statute Chapter 67-4.1., Article lA. Dangerous Dogs, section (c). "The County or murzictpal authority responsible for animal conk of shall desig~zate a person or a Board to be responsible, for deter°mining when a dog is a "potentially dangerous dog" and shall designate a separate Board to hear any appeal. The person or Boar°d making the determination that a dog is a "potentially dangerous dog" must notes the owner in writir:g, giving the reasorvs for the determination, befor°e the dog may be consider°ed potentially dangerous under this Article. The owner may appeal the deter°mination by, filing wr°itterz objections with the appellate Board within three days.. Z7ze appellate Board shall schedule a hem ing within 10 days of the fling of the objections,. " 1. The Director of Animal Conhol ("the Director") is the designated authority for determining whether a dog is a "potentially dangerous dog" according to the definitions in GS 67-4.1.(a) (2), 2. The Orange County Animal Services Advisory Board Appeals Committee is the designated Boazd to hear any appeals for determination of whether a dog is defined as a "potentially dangerous dog," 3. The Orange County Animal Services Advisory Board Appeals Committee will conduct the appeal hearing in accordance with the provisions outlined in GS 67- 4.1 (c) utilizing the following process: a. Upon the Department's receipt of the written objections required for an appeal the Director will notify the Animal Services Advisory Board Appeals Committee of the receipt of the objections and will schedule an appeal hearing within ten days of receipt of the appeal. b. At least two members of the Appeals Committee will constitute the Heazing Officers.. c. The Heazing Officers will conduct the appeal hearing within the required 10 days of the filing of the written objections, d. The person filing the written objections and the person alleging a dog to be potentially dangerous will receive notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing.. e. The hearing maybe conducted in the absence of the person alleging a dog to be potentially dangerous. f. The Hearing Officers will be provided a copy of the following documents in advance of the meeting: • Documentation alleging the dog is potentially dangerous • Investigation notes and summary from the Department • Letter of notif cation to dog owner containing potentially dangerous dog determination