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It shall be unlawful for any person to kill or release any animal under observation for rabies, any animal suspected of having been exposed to rabies, or any animal biting a human, or to remove the animal from the county without permission from the Animal Control Section.
(Ord. passed 5-3-2004; Ord. passed - - )
Penalty, see § 91.99
It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to surrender any animal for quarantine or euthanasia as required in this subchapter or when the Animal Control Section makes demand.
(Ord. passed 5-3-2004; Ord. passed - - )
Penalty, see § 91.99
COMMUNITY CAT INITIATIVE
(A) Organizations or individuals that engage in Trap-Neuter-Return are encouraged to register through a sponsoring organization. Organizations performing or supporting Trap-Neuter-Return in Wake County shall identify and nominate a community cat sponsoring organization, which shall be recognized by the Wake County Environmental Services Director or his designee.
(B) The community cat sponsoring organization shall make available to the public information about Trap-Neuter-Return and feral cats, shall attempt to notify the appropriate community cat caregiver when notified by the Animal Services Division about an impounded eartipped cat, and shall provide a single point of contact to the Animal Services Division for the coordination of Trap-Neuter-Return, calls about at large cats, and calls about complaints related to community cats.
(C) Responsibilities of the community cat caregiver:
(1) Cats must be trapped using humane trapping techniques;
(2) Cats must be assessed by a veterinarian and deemed healthy at the time of spay/neuter surgery;
(3) Cats must be spayed or neutered;
(4) Cats must be vaccinated for rabies and FVRCP (Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, and Panleukopenia);
(5) Cats must be eartipped;
(6) Cat bites must be reported to Wake County Animal Control.
(D) Responsibilities of Wake County Animal Services Division.
(1) Persons that contact Wake County Animal Services about stray or community cats shall be provided information about Trap-Neuter-Return and referred to the community cat sponsoring organization.
(2) When a person contacts Wake County Animal Services with a complaint about an eartipped community cat, county staff will contact the community cat sponsoring organization for assistance in resolving the complaint.
(Ord. passed 6-4-2012)
IMPOUNDMENT
Any animal which appears to be lost, stray or unwanted, or which is not wearing a valid rabies vaccination tag, as required by state law or this chapter, and found at large, may be impounded by the Animal Control Section and confined in an animal shelter. Impoundment of the animal shall not relieve the owner thereof from any penalty, which may be imposed for violation of this chapter. An eartipped cat shall not be impounded under this section unless a complaint has been lodged against the cat pursuant to other applicable sections of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 5-3-2004; Am. Ord. passed 6-4-2012)
Immediately upon impounding an animal, the Animal Control Section shall make reasonable effort to notify the owner or community cat sponsoring organization and inform the owner or community cat sponsoring organization of the conditions whereby the animal may be redeemed. If the owner or community cat sponsoring organization is unknown or cannot be located, the animal shall be assigned an impoundment identification number and release date. The impoundment identification number and release date shall be posted on the animal’s cage or kennel at the animal control shelter for a minimum of three business days and any information about the animal, including the time and place of the taking of the animal and the time and date of posting the notice of impoundment, shall be available at the animal control shelter by reference to the impoundment identification number.
(Ord. passed 5-3-2004; Am. Ord. passed 6-4-2012)
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