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25 <br /> 1 Slide #10 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> When Change? ANIML <br /> QSERVICES <br /> * To better Serve Orange County Residents <br /> — Protect public safety & resources <br /> — Outdated or inaccurate language "poisonous" <br /> — Clarify defnitiens and exemptions <br /> -- Enable effective administration of the ordinance <br /> • <br /> Animal Services Advisory ory Beard <br /> Subcommittee work 2119-2022 <br /> Voted on and approved by ASAB <br /> June 1 a, X122 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 10 1,lOffn[CkROLINA <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner Greene asked if Bengal cats are allowed now or not. <br /> 4 Sandra Strong said they are allowed, as they are more closely aligned with a domestic <br /> 5 housecat. <br /> 6 Commissioner Hamilton said she got confused with the three different categories of <br /> 7 animals. <br /> 8 Martha Bordogna of the County Attorney's Office said that there are two categories <br /> 9 because there are wild animals and then wild animals that are also dangerous. <br /> 10 Commissioner Hamilton said for consistency it would be useful to include that throughout <br /> 11 the subsections. <br /> 12 Vice Chair McKee said he has known people over the past 50 years who have adopted <br /> 13 fawn that are then non-returnable to the wild. He asked what the alternative would be for people <br /> 14 who own deer now. <br /> 15 Sandra Strong said she believes that the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission <br /> 16 would step in and she said she would find out for him. <br /> 17 Vice Chair McKee said it's a general question and he looks for unanticipated issues or <br /> 18 things that might pop up. He said that he does not know anyone now that owns a deer but he has <br /> 19 over the years. <br /> 20 Sandra Strong said that it is illegal to feed the wild deer in Carrboro. <br /> 21 Vice Chair McKee said he will vote for this, he just sees nuances that are not addressed <br /> 22 and becomes leery of applying fines to situations that aren't well-defined. <br /> 23 Chair Bedford said there was the incident with the snakes a few years back. <br /> 24 Sandra Strong said that the committee was working on this ordinance then as well. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 27 approve on first reading the recommended changes to the Unified Animal Control Ordinance, and <br /> 28 direct staff to present the recommended changes to the Unified Animal Control Ordinance for <br /> 29 second reading approval at the Board's February 21, 2023 Business meeting. <br /> 30 <br />