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49 <br /> <br />(6) <br /> <br />Termination of Owner°s Rights. If an owner fails to comply with the <br />requirement that constituted the basis for seizing the animal, or <br />fails to reclaim the animal within the applicable time period, then <br />the Director/Supervisor shall have the authority to humanely destroy <br />the animal or place the animal for sale to the public, all in <br />accordance with this Section, or to place the animal with a local <br />humane society for future placement through the humane 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 the <br />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 Animal 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/ neutered. <br />The person adopting the animal shall pay a $40.00 adoption fee which shall be <br />applied toward the spay/neuter fee at any local veterinarian's office in Cabarrus <br />County. <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 imprisoned <br />for a period of not more than thirty (30) days. <br /> <br />ARTICLE II <br />RABIES CONTROL <br /> <br />Section 1. Compliance with state law, article as supplement to state law. <br /> <br />(A) <br /> <br />(B) <br /> <br />It shall be unlawful for any animal owner or other person to fail to <br />comply with the state laws relating to the control of rabies. <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 to <br />rabies control, in addition to the criminal penalties provided by <br />state law. <br /> <br />Section 2. Inoculation of dogs, cats, and other pets. <br /> <br />(A) <br /> <br />(B) <br /> <br />It shall be unlawful for an owner to fail to provide current <br />inoculation by a licensed veterinarian against rabies (hydrophobia) <br />for any dog or cat four (4) months of age or older. Should it be <br />deemed necessary by the county Health Director, the Board of County <br />Commissioners or the State Public Health Veterinarian that other <br />pets be inoculated in order to prevent a threatened epidemic or to <br />control an existing epidemic, it shall be unlawful for an owner to <br />fail to provide current inoculation by a licensed veterinarian <br />against rabies for that pet. <br />A rabies inoculation shall be deemed "current" for a dog or cat if <br />two inoculations have been given one year apart and a booster dose <br />of rabies vaccine administered every three years thereafter. <br /> <br />Section 3. <br /> <br />(A) <br /> <br /><B) <br /> <br />Inoculation tag. <br />Upon complying with the provisions of Section 2 of this article, <br />there shall be issued to the owner of the animal inoculated a <br />numbered metallic tag, stamped with the number and the year for <br />which issued, and indicating that the animal has been inoculated <br />against rabies. <br />It shall be unlawful for any dog owner to fail to provide the dog <br />with a collar or harness to which a current tag issued under this <br />section is securely attached. The collar or harness, with attached <br />tag, must be worn at all times unless the animal is confined in a <br />secure enclosure. <br /> <br /> <br />