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Consideration of Proposed Changes to the Unified Animal Ordinance
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to allow the Board to discuss, and adopt, changes made to the Unified Animal Control Ordinance (UAO).
bodyDEPARTMENT: Police
CONTACT INFORMATION: Chief Walter Horton
INFORMATION: On November 10, 2015, The Board was presented the Unified Animal Ordinance, which amended Chapter 10 of the Carrboro Town Code (Animal Control). A motion was made to approve the ordinance and was carried with a unanimous vote, and become in effect when adopted by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC).
The UAO went before the BOCC on December 15, 2015 for consideration. After discussion, the BOCC requested that several changes be made to the UAO. The changes made filled in critical gaps and incorporates best practices that precede it in the county. The UAO was updated as requested and presented at the BOCC meeting on January 21, 2016 and was approved. The UAO will take effect March 1, 2016, which allows time to make all jurisdictions aware of the change by a public awareness campaign.
Changes made in the UAO are listed below, and draft UAO is attached for review (Attachment A).
1. Section 4-31 Authority and Purpose (Page 3). The Board requested that a "purpose" be added to the UAO. The following language was added to Section 4-31:
"The purpose of this Ordinance is to protect the health, safety and welfare of Orange County residents and the animals residing within the County and to regulate and control the conduct, keeping and care of those animals."
2. Section 4-37 Definitions (Page 7). The BOCC requested further clarification of an act defining Cruel and Cruel Treatment found in Section 4-37(j) of the proposed UAO. The term "outdoor" was added to the phrase:
"confining in a closed vehicle without functioning air conditioning or ventilation whenever the ambient outdoor temperature exceeds seventy (70) degrees Fahrenh...
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