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Updated 3 February 2020 2 No person, firm, corporation, or organization shall keep, shelter, or harbor any Wild and Dangerous Animals within Orange County. Sec. 4-183. Exemptions. The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to the keeping of Potentially Wild and Dangerous Animals as follows, provided such keeping is in all respects in compliance with applicable federal and state rules and regulations: (a) Animals used for teaching or research purposes at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill or institutions having similar accreditation and mission of higher education and/or research. (b) Wildlife rehabilitators licensed by the state or federal government to provide such services. (c) Non-profit organizations accredited by The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS; https://www.sanctuaryfederation.org). (d) Animals used for a captive-breeding program that is participating in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) cooperatively managed Species Survival Plan (SSP) (https://www.aza.org/species-survival-plan-programs) for that species. Sec. 4-184. Modifications to Prohibited Potentially Wild and Dangerous Animals. The Board of County Commissioners may add or remove species, subspecies or hybrids on the basis of recommendations made by the Animal Services Advisory Board and Animal Services Staff. Recommendations must be based upon available evidence including subject matter expertise that the animal species, subspecies or hybrid:  Is domesticated or not or has undergone domestication to the extent that natural behaviors have changed;  Does or does not require extraordinary measures for safe and effective management, containment, and/or recovery in event of escape;  Does or does not create a reasonable likelihood of physical, zoonotic or epidemiological hazard to people and/or domesticated animals. Residents of Orange County may petition to add or remove species, subspecies or hybrids to or from the above list of Wild and Dangerous Animals. A petition indicating in detail the reasons for removing or adding the species, subspecies or hybrids of concern should be submitted in writing to the Animal Services Director. The Animal Services Director shall relay the petition to the Animal Services Advisory Board to review and determine whether a recommendation of change should be made to the Board of County Commissioners. i This list of species is consistent with those regulated as large constricting snakes by the North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 14, Article 55, with the exception of the Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus) that was not included in the state statute but is included here owing to its similar nature to the Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus). ii The ownership of early generation hybrid felines is opposed by the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP; https://catvets.com/public/PDFs/PositionStatements/2017- HybridCats-Statement.pdf) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC;