The Animal Services Director or designee shall enforce and carry out all rabies control laws of the state and this chapter, and shall work with the Local Health Director to investigate and help control rabies cases in accordance with Chapter 130A, Rabies (Exhibit I).
(A) Rabies requirements. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any owner, or other person to fail to comply with the following laws of North Carolina relating to the control of rabies:
(1) Vaccination of animals for rabies , N.C.G.S. § 130A-185, Vaccination required;
(2) Displaying rabies tags, N.C.G.S. § 130A-190, Rabies vaccination tags;
(a) Cats and ferrets exempt;
(3) Confinement of biting animals, N.C.G.S. § 130A-196, Notice and confinement of biting animals;
(4) Post exposure management, N.C.G.S. § 130A-197, Management of dogs, cats and ferrets exposed to rabies; and
(5) Confinement of animals suspected of rabies, N.C.G.S. § 130A-198, Confinement.
(B) Penalty. Violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor, and any person convicted of the violation shall be subject to punishment as provided in G.S. § 14-4. Each day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense, and said violation may also be enforced as set forth in § 10.99 herein.
(Ord. passed 6-21-2021; Ord. passed 3-21-2022)