Sec. 4-231. Civil penalties.
   Animal services is authorized to assess civil penalties for violations of this chapter. Any assessed civil penalty not paid within 20 days of issuance may be turned over to a collection agency or efforts made to collect in civil court.
   Failure to wear rabies tag . . . . . $50.00
   Failure to vaccinate . . . . . 100.00
   Failure to notify, or provide information of a bite . . . . . 100.00
   Manner of keeping and treating animals . . . . . 100.00
   Failure to give notice of injuring animal . . . . . 50.00
   Failure to give notice of injured animal on property . . . . . 50.00
   Unprovoked dog bite while running at large . . . . . 500.00
   Animals running at large 1st time . . . . . 50.00
      2nd time . . . . . 75.00
      3rd time . . . . . 100.00
      4 or more . . . . . 150.00
   Failure to confine dog/cat in estrus . . . . . 75.00
   Animal public nuisance 1st time . . . . . 50.00
      2[nd] or more . . . . . 75.00
   Harboring stray animals . . . . . 50.00
   Dangerous dog violations . . . . . 100.00
   Violation of exotic animal ordinance (per day) . . . . . 50.00
   Interference with officer . . . . . 150.00
   Interference with trap or cage . . . . . 100.00
   Unspecified violations of the ordinance (each) . . . . . 50.00
   Miscellaneous fees--Euthanasia by request . . . . . 10.00
   Tranquilize small animal by request . . . . . 10.00
   Tranquilize large animal by request . . . . . 15.00
   Lost darts . . . . . 10.00
   These amounts may be changed by the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners at any time.
(Ord. No. 2007-1001, Art. XIII, 10-26-2007; Ord. No. 2007-1003, 10-26-2007)