The Animal Services Department shall be charged with the responsibility of:
(1) Enforcing in the county all state or county laws, ordinances and resolutions relating to the care, custody and control of animals.
(2) Cooperating with the Public Health Director and assisting in the enforcement of the laws of the state with regard to animals, especially with regard to vaccination of dogs, cats, and ferrets against rabies and the confinement or leashing of vicious animals (without limiting the foregoing, reference is particularly made to the state laws as set out and contained in G.S. 130A-184 to 130A-201).
(3) Investigating cruelty to or abuse of animals.
(4) Making such canvasses of the county as it deems necessary for the purpose of ascertaining that all dogs, cats, and ferrets are vaccinated against rabies.
(5) Operating the county animal shelter pursuant to the policies of the Board of County Commissioners.
(6) Giving every dog, cat, and ferret a rabies vaccination at the time of redemption or adoption if it is four months of age or older. Reference files will be maintained in connection therewith, all in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the policies of the Board of County Commissioners.
(Amend. of 3-1-2010; Amend. of 6-6-2016)