Agenda - 02-21-2023; 8-f - Proposed Revisions to the Wild and Dangerous Animal Provisions in the Orange County Unified Animal Control Ordinance

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7 laws,the following eenditions ate met -.der-to asstir-e the health and sa�� of the ptiblie: i. Saidv�,ildlife is maintained in aeeofdanee with applieable federal and state ii. The r-ehabilitatof shall provide a safety plan f6f the management of the wildli-fe- iii. The tvhabilitatof shall eentinuously maintain liability insttraneev�,ith a inininium of$4,000,000 »Ρo eeettffeneo and $2,000,000 aggfo „to to eompo „to any pefson fes, pefsonalinjttfypfopefty damage eaused by the . ,ildl F iv. in addition to eomplianee with the fequir-ements of N.G. Gen. Stat. §14 417, §14- 417.1d§14 4172 all reptiles kept pufsttant to this subseetion shat eanfified in aeeer-danee with the following: i. All snake enelosttfes shall be within a bttilding with seettf!ed exterior-door-s and windows, whieh building shall be of stt�eiefit eonstndeti 4 IV. Wild and Danger-otts Animals kept ptir-stiant to this stibseetion shall eemplianee with the egxirements�,Gen. Stat. 15A NC n C 10H 0302 The efielestir-es deser-ibed in this subseetion shall be subjeet to approval by the Animal Sen4ees Direetor- or-their- designee, Carolina Wildlife Resotty-ees Commissiel -;4fldlor-the United State Fish and Wildlife Sen4ce shall be in the sole disef!etian of the Anitnal Sefviees Difeetof. No Wild an Dangefetis Animal shall be kept by a fehabilitator-fof long tefffi eaptivity-Pti�oses. In addition to the above r-e tppfeval by dhe Animal Serviees Difeetor shall be the Wild and Danger-atis Animals afe to be kept. Failufe to abide by any of the above requirements subsequent to appfoval by the Animal Sen,iees Dir-eetof shall r-eqttife immediate removal of the Wild and rl.,n,.o.ous Animals als fF.,,v, the ('ott tety (b)_A hybrid of a feline with the domestic house cat(hereinafter, "hybrid feline") is permissible if the hybrid is a filial 5 (F5)hybrid or later(meaning there have been five or more generations since the cross included a pure wild feline) as documented by a breeder pedigree from a generally accepted registry, or by genetic testing methods that are generally accepted by the scientific community. Hybrid felines permitted by this subsection shall be ,M „tamed at "11 *;Rios in aii eloseenvir-entnent and shall be documented to be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian. (G) Methods of rabies eentfol feF hybfid felines may diff-er-ffem those f6f defaestie eats. (4)(c) Animals exempted by this Ordinance prior to [effective date of amendment], provided the Person owning, keeping, maintaining, or controlling the Wild and Dangerous Animal provides notice of the following to the Animal Services Director within one (1) yeaf% days of[effective date]: i. Notice of possession of the animal and the location at which the animal is kept;