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<br />Impoundment and disposition of all animals coming into the animal
<br />shelter or shelters.
<br />Bite cases, violations and complaints, and investigation of same.
<br />Ail moneys belonging to the county which were derived from impoundment
<br />fees, penalties and license tags, and sales of animals.
<br />Ail other records deemed necessary by the County Manager.
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<br />Definitions.
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<br />Animal: Every vertebrate nonhuman species of animal, wild or
<br />domestic, male or female, including, but not limited to dogs, cats,
<br />livestock, and other mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
<br />Animal Control Officers: Persons properly appointed to pick up,
<br />restrain, impound, sell or dispose of dogs, cats, or other animals and
<br />who are responsible for discharging such other duties and functions as
<br />may be prescribed by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners by
<br />this or any other county ordinance or by state law, or pursuant to
<br />interlocal agreements executed pursuant to Section 2.
<br />Animal Shelter: Any facility designated by the Cabarrus County Board
<br />of Commissioners for the purpose of impounding and caring for all
<br />animals found running at large or otherwise subject to impounding in
<br />accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, ordinances of
<br />Cabarrus County, or the General Statutes of North Carolina.
<br />Breeder: Any person or persons engaged in the commercial business of
<br />breeding animals for sale.
<br />Cat: A domestic feline of either sex over six (6) months of age.
<br />County/City: Cabarrus County exclusive of territory under the
<br />jurisdiction of a municipality, except where the governing body of the
<br />municipality has requested the county to provide animal control within
<br />the municipality and has adopted the Cabarrus County Animal Control
<br />Ordinance.
<br />Day: For calculation of time passage, day shall be considered as a
<br />regular workday, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and County holidays.
<br />Department: The Cabarrus County Animal Control Department, a division
<br />of the Cabarrus County Sheriffs Department.
<br />Dog: A domestic canine of either sex over six (6) months of age.
<br />Dangerous Animal: Any animal whose behavior constitutes a reasonable
<br />risk of injuring a human or animal or damaging personal or real
<br />property. That behavior includes, but is not limited to, an animal
<br />biting or attempting to attack a human or another animal. However,
<br />this definition shall not apply to any animal that has been subjected
<br />to provocation or if the victim has been trespassing upon the ownerVs
<br />premises.
<br /> Exposed to Rabies: Any animal or human bitten by or exposed to any
<br />animal known or suspected to have been infected with rabies.
<br />Harboring an Animal: An animal shall be deemed to be harbored if it
<br />is fed or sheltered three days or more, unless the animal is being
<br />boarded for a fee.
<br />Health Director: The Director of the Cabarrus County Health
<br />Department or a duly authorized agent thereof.
<br /> Impound: Any animal which is received into custody by any employee or
<br /> the Department.
<br /> Inoculation: The vaccination of a dog or cat with antirabic vaccine
<br /> approved by the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, the North
<br /> Carolina Department of Agriculture, and the North Carolina State Board
<br /> of Health at such time or times as shall be required by the General
<br /> Statutes of North Carolina, the North Carolina Department of
<br /> Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, the Commission for Health
<br /> Services, the State Health Director, or the local health director as
<br /> defined in Chapter 130A-186 of the North Carolina General Statutes as
<br /> they may be subsequently amended.
<br /> Neutered Male: Any male dog or cat which has been rendered sterile by
<br /> a surgical procedure (orchiectomy).
<br /> Owner: Any person, group of persons, firm, organization, association,
<br /> society, club, lodge, partnership, syndicate, trustee, or corporation
<br /> owning, keeping, having charge of, sheltering, feeding, harboring, or
<br /> taking care of any animal for three or more consecutive days unless
<br /> the animal is boarded for a fee. If commercial kennel is involved for
<br /> breeding, then ownership shall be indicated by the kennel operator by
<br /> showing the registration of the animal in the name of the actual owner
<br /> of the animal.
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