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14 <br /> <br />(6) <br /> <br />Termination of Owner's Riqhts. If an owner fails to comply with <br />the requirement that constituted the basis for seizing the animal, <br />or fails to reclaim the animal within the applicable time period, <br />then the Director/Supervisor shall have the authority to humanely <br />destroy the animal or place the animal for sale to the public, all <br />in accordance with this Section, or to place the animal with a <br />local humane society for future placement through the humane <br />society. <br /> <br />Section 15. Interference with Enforcement of Ordinance. <br /> <br /> It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, hinder or molest <br />the Animal Control Department or its agents or animal control officers or <br />veterinarians in the performance of any duty authorized by this Ordinance, or <br />otherwise specifically provided. When requested, an officer of the Cabarrus <br />County Sheriffs Department or the Municipal Law Enforcement Agency shall <br />accompany an A~imal Control Officer investigating a suspected dangerous or <br />vicious dog. <br /> <br />Section 16. Spay/Neuter. <br /> <br /> Ail dogs and cats adopted from the Animal Shelter shall be spayed/ <br />neutered. The person adopting the animal shall pay a $40.00 adoption fee <br />which shall be applied toward the spay/neuter fee at any local veterinarian's <br />office in Cabarrus County or any veterinarian outside of the county who wishes <br />to participate in the program.* <br /> <br />Section 17. Violations. <br /> <br /> Any person violating the provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a <br />misdemeanor and fined not more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars or <br />imprisoned for a period of not more than thirty (30) days. <br /> <br />ARTICLE II <br />RABIES CONTROL <br /> <br />Section 1. <br /> <br />(a) <br /> <br />Compliance with state law, article as supplement to state law. <br /> <br />It shall be unlawful for any animal owner or other person to ~ail <br />to comply with the state laws relating to the control of rabies. <br /> <br />(B) <br /> <br />*AF~ENDED DECEMBER 7, 1992 <br /> <br />It is the purpose of this article to supplement the state laws by <br />providing a procedure for the enforcement of state laws relating <br />to rabies control, in addition to the criminal penalties provided <br />by state law. <br /> <br /> <br />