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25 <br /> Slide #10 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Why Charge? ANIMAL <br /> SERVICES <br /> To better Serge Orange County Residents <br /> — Protect public safety & resources <br /> Outdated or inaccurate language "poisonous" <br /> — Clarify definitions and exemptions <br /> — Enable effective administration of the ordinance <br /> • Animal Services Advisory Board <br /> ut mmittee work 2919-202 <br /> Voted on and approved by A AB <br /> ,dune 15, 2022 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 11. wk1FCf]I C_iROLINA <br /> Commissioner Greene asked if Bengal cats are allowed now or not. <br /> Sandra Strong said they are allowed, as they are more closely aligned with a domestic <br /> housecat. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said she got confused with the three different categories of <br /> animals. <br /> Martha Bordogna of the County Attorney's Office said that there are two categories <br /> because there are wild animals and then wild animals that are also dangerous. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said for consistency it would be useful to include that throughout <br /> the subsections. <br /> Vice Chair McKee said he has known people over the past 50 years who have adopted <br /> fawn that are then non-returnable to the wild. He asked what the alternative would be for people <br /> who own deer now. <br /> Sandra Strong said she believes that the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission <br /> would step in and she said she would find out for him. <br /> Vice Chair McKee said it's a general question and he looks for unanticipated issues or <br /> things that might pop up. He said that he does not know anyone now that owns a deer but he has <br /> over the years. <br /> Sandra Strong said that it is illegal to feed the wild deer in Carrboro. <br /> Vice Chair McKee said he will vote for this, he just sees nuances that are not addressed <br /> and becomes leery of applying fines to situations that aren't well-defined. <br /> Chair Bedford said there was the incident with the snakes a few years back. <br /> Sandra Strong said that the committee was working on this ordinance then as well. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> approve on first reading the recommended changes to the Unified Animal Control Ordinance, and <br /> direct staff to present the recommended changes to the Unified Animal Control Ordinance for <br /> second reading approval at the Board's February 21, 2023 Business meeting. <br />