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~~ DRAFT Dangerous Dog Procedures Orange County Animal Services Department INSERT DATEI North Carolina General Statute Chapter 67-4.1., Article lA. Dangerous Dogs, section (c). "The County or municipal authority responsible, for animal contr°ol shall designate a person or a Board to be responsible for deter•rnining when a dog is a `potentially danger°ous dog" mzd shall designate a sepm•ate Board to hear any appeal. The person or Board making the determination that a dog is a 'potentially dangerous dog" must notify the owner trz writing, giving tTie reasons, for° the deter°mirzatiorz, before the dog may be considered potentially dangerous under this Article. T7:e owner may appeal the deterrnirzatiorz by filing written objections with the appellate Board within thr°ee days. The appellate Board shall schedule a hearing within 10 days of the, filing of the objections,. " 1. The Director of Animal Control ("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 heaz any appeals for determination of whether a dog is defined as a "potentially dangerous dog." 3. The Orange County Animal Services Advisory Boazd 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 Deparhnent's receipt of the written objections required for an appeal the Director will notify the Animal Services Advisory Boazd Appeals Committee of the receipt of the objections and will schedule an appeal heazing within ten days of receipt of the appeal. b. At least two members of the Appeals Committee will constitute the Hearing Officers. c. The Hearing 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 Heazing 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 summazy from the Department • Letter of notification to dog owner containing potentially dangerous dog determination