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7. Cocodilians (such as alligators and crocodiles); <br />8. Marsupials (such as kangaroos and opossums); <br />9. Snakes and reptiles; <br />10. Ungulates (such as hippopotamus, rhinoceros, giraffe, camel, zebra, deer); <br />11. Hyenas; <br />12. Mustelids (such as skunks, weasels, otters and badgers); <br />13. Procyonids (such as raccoons and coatis); <br />14. Endentates (such as anteaters, sloth and armadillos); <br />15. Viverrids (such as mongooses, civets, and genets); and <br />16. Camels. <br />Section 2. Display of Wild or Exotic Animals Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person <br />to display or sponsor a display of wild or exotic animals on any public or private property within Orange <br />County. <br />Section 3. Enforcement. Any person displaying or sponsoring a display of a wild or exotic <br />animal at the date that this Ordinance is adopted to prohibit such display shall comply with the <br />Ordinance's prohibition on the display of wild or exotic animals within thirty (30) days of the <br />amendment. <br />Investigations. The Orange County Animal Control Division shall investigate any <br />complaints, reports or information that wild or exotic animals are being displayed or will <br />be displayed in Orange County in violation of this Ordinance to determine whether or not <br />a violation has occurred. <br />(1) If the Orange County Animal Control Division determines that wild or <br />exotic. animals are being displayed in Orange County in violation of this <br />Ordinance, the investigating officer(s) shall issue a written warning to the person <br />displaying the wild or exotic animal(s). The written notice shall be delivered, via <br />hand delivery to a responsible person or via posting at the site of the display. <br />(2) The person against whom the warning is issued shall desist all activities <br />in violation of this Ordinance as of the business day the written notice is given. <br />Penalties. <br />(1) Criminal Offenses - A violation of any provision of this Ordinance <br />constitutes a Class 3 Misdemeanor and shall be punishable as provided in North <br />Carolina General Statutes, Section 14-4. Each day's continuing violation shall <br />constitute a separate offense. <br />(2) Civil penalty - A person who violates any of the provisions of this