Sec. 4-2. Purpose and objective.

   This chapter is established for the following purposes and objectives:

      (1)   Animal cruelty. To define and prohibit the abuse of animals;

      (2)   Rabies. To protect citizens and animals of Brunswick County from rabies transmitted by unconfined, uncontrolled, or unimmunized dogs or cats;

      (3)   Animals at large. To regulate, restrict or prohibit the running at large of any domestic animals;

   (4)   Stray animals. To regulate, restrict or prohibit the keeping of stray domestic animals;

      (5)   Animal nuisance. To regulate animals that may be nuisance;

   (6)   Wild or exotic animals, poisonous reptiles and dangerous animals. To regulate, restrict or prohibit the harboring or keeping or ownership of, wild or exotic animals, poisonous reptiles and dangerous animals;

      (7)   Animal bites. To establish rules and procedures for dealing with animal bites;

      (8)   Impoundment of animals. To regulate the impoundment and confinement of animals;

      (9)   Redemption of impounded animals. To regulate and establish procedures and fees for redeeming impounded animals in the county's animal shelter; and

      (10)   Destruction of animals. To regulate and establish procedures for destroying diseased, strayed, unwanted or unclaimed animals.

(Ord. No. 2007-1001, Art. I, (2), 10-26-2007; Ord. No. 2007-1003, 10-26-2007)