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a. Said wildlife is maintained in accordance with applicable federal and state laws, <br />rules, and regulations; <br />b. The rehabilitator shall provide a safety plan for the management of the wildlife <br />and a comprehensive recovery plan in the event of escape of the animal; <br />c. The rehabilitator shall continuously maintain liability insurance with a minimum <br />of $5,000,000 per claim to compensate any person for personal injury or property <br />damage caused by the wildlife; <br />d. In addition to compliance with the requirements of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-417, § <br />14-417.1, and § 14-417.2, all venomous snakes kept pursuant to this subsection 4- <br />183(b) shall be confined in accordance with the following: <br />i. All snake enclosures shall be within a building with secured exterior doors <br />and windows, and <br />ii. All buildings containing snake enclosures shall be a minimum of two <br />hundred (200) feet from any residential structures and property lines. <br />e. Bobcats and bears shall be confined in secure enclosures or structures located a <br />minimum of four hundred (400) feet or more from any residential structure or <br />property line; <br /> <br /> <br />Approval for keeping these otherwise prohibited Wild and Dangerous Animals for <br />rehabilitation purposes by rehabilitators permitted and/or licensed by the North <br />Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission and/or the United States Fish and Wildlife <br />Services shall be in the sole discretion of the Animal Services Director. No Wild and <br />Dangerous Animal shall be kept by a rehabilitator for long-term captivity purposes. In <br />addition to the above requirements, approval by the Animal Services Director shall be <br />conditioned upon current permitting and/or licensing and a history of compliant <br />permitting and/or licensing, as well as an on-site inspection of the premises on which <br />the Wild and Dangerous Animals are to be kept. Failure to abide by any of the above <br />requirements subsequent to approval by the Animal Services Director shall require <br />immediate removal of the Wild and Dangerous Animals from the County. <br /> <br />(c) Animals exempted by this Ordinance prior to [effective date of amendment], provided the <br />Person owning, keeping maintaining, or controlling the wild and dangerous animal <br />provides notice of the following to the Orange County Animal Services Director within <br />one (1) years of [effective date] : <br /> <br />a. Notice of possession of the animal and the location at which the animal is kept; <br />b. Information regarding the acquisition of the animal; <br />c. A safety plan for the management of the animal; and <br />d. A recovery plan in the event of escape of the animal, including informing the <br />Animal Services Department within twelve (12) hours of the animal’s escape <br /> <br />Should a Person fail to provide notice of (a)-(d), above, within one (1) year of [effective <br />date] for the purposes of amortization, the wild and dangerous animal shall be prohibited <br />as described in this Division. (Ord. of 8-14-2001(2), § 3, eff. 8-14-01)