(A) The city hereby adopts the provisions of the Gaston County Ordinance Regulating Dogs and Other Animals in Gaston County as an ordinance of the city, and authorizes the County Animal Shelter and its Superintendent and Animal Control Officers to enforce the provisions of that ordinance within the corporate limits of the city. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the county for enforcement of the ordinance.
(B) All definitions and provisions of the Gaston County Ordinance Regulating Dogs and Other Animals in Gaston County, effective July 1, 1981, or as it may be amended, shall apply in the city; provided that, where the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the County Ordinance, the County Ordinance shall apply; provided further that, where the provisions of this chapter exceed or are more specific than the County Ordinance, this chapter shall apply.
(C) The County Animal Shelter and its Superintendent and Animal Control Officers are hereby authorized to capture and impound and, in certain cases, tranquilize or humanely destroy, stray animals, under § 90.14, and/or in accordance with §§ 90.06, 90.31, and 90.31 and any other applicable sections of the Gaston County Ordinance Regulating Dogs and Other Animals in Gaston County.
(Code 2019, § 3-17) (Code 1961, § 3-16) (Ord. passed 11-11-1974; Ord. passed 8-10-1981; Ord. passed 6-12-1990)