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(20) <br /> <br />(20A) <br /> <br />(2i) <br /> <br />(22) <br /> <br />(23) <br /> <br />(24) <br /> <br />Secure Doq Fence: A secure dog fence, in addition to requirements <br />subsequently specified under "Unconfined" requires enclosure on <br />all six sides including the top. The bottom must be concrete <br />unless the sides of the fence are buried one foot deep in a hard <br />packed soil. <br /> <br />Sheriff: The duly elected Sheriff of Cabarrus County. <br /> <br />Spayed Female: A female dog or cat which has been rendered <br />sterile by a surgical procedure (ovariohysterectomy). <br /> <br />Director/Supervisor: Any use of term "Director/Supervisor" shall <br />mean the Director/Supervisor of the Cabarrus County Animal Control <br />Department, as designated by the Sheriff, which person shall have <br />all the powers conferred by state law upon a County Dog Warden or <br />by this Ordinance upon Animal Control Officers. <br /> <br />Vaccination: The administration of rabies vaccine as required by <br />Article III of this Ordinance. <br /> <br />Unconfined: Unconfined means any dog that is not securely <br />confined indoors or confined in a secure dog fence as defined <br />above upon the premises of the owner of the dog. The pen or <br />structure must have secure sides and a secure top attached to the <br />sides. If the structure has no bottom secured to the sides, the <br />sides must be embedded into the ground no less than one foot. All <br />such pens or structures must be adequately lighted and kept in a <br />clean and sanitary condition. <br /> <br />(25) Vicious Doq: "Vicious dog" means: <br /> <br />Any dog with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to attack <br />unprovoked, to cause injury to, or otherwise threaten the safety <br />of human beings or domestic animals; or <br /> <br />Any dog which, because of its vicious propensity, is capable of <br />inflicting serious physical harm or death to humans and which <br />would constitute a danger to human life or property if it were not <br />kept in the manner required by this ordinance; or <br /> <br />Any dog which, without provocation, attacks or bites, or has <br />attacked or bitten, a human being or domestic animal; or <br /> <br />Any dog owned or harbored primarily or in part for the purpose of <br />dog fighting, or any dog trained for dog fighting. <br /> <br />Section 5. Rabies Vaccination Taq <br /> <br />It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dogs or cats not to have the dogs <br />wear the rabies vaccination tag issued to them by the veterinarian <br />administering the rabies vaccine. Dogs or cats not wearing such tags and for <br />which the owner cannot promptly display a valid rabies tag shall be impounded <br />and shall be subject to a fifty dollar ($50.00) citation penalty. <br /> <br /> <br />