(A) No person shall interfere with, hinder, or molest the Animal Control Officer or any agents or employees of the Animal Control Section, or the Surry County Public Health Director or his designee, in their performance of any duties under this chapter, nor seek to release any animal in the custody of the same or of the Animal Shelter unless otherwise specifically authorized by law. The penalty for a violation of this section shall be as set forth in § 90.999 above.
(B) No person may conceal any animal from the Animal Control, for the purpose of evading the requirements of this chapter.
(C) No person may refuse to show proof of a rabies vaccination to any member of the Animal Control Division upon demand.
(D) No person, other than a member of the Animal Control Section, may remove any animal from a live-capture animal trap placed on private or public property by the Animal Control section. It shall also be unlawful for any person to damage, destroy, move or otherwise tamper with a trap placed by the Animal Control Section on private or public property.
(Ord. passed 8-1-2016)