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§ IQA-2- 4. 1 . Counlv or cilv :iiiinial cniilrol liicilit y; (.o ii fiiu-mo ii f nnd 

 disposition (iT stray an iniitls. 



(u) Tlic ^ovcrniri^ Tio dy o fcacli cuimly oi cily shall eon lK al for use. 

 mainlain or causr (o W niami.iiiui! an aiiimaFKin iio! liinTTiv whic li is (ip erated 

 in accordance willi PiiKlJIincs a|>|^ca1iR' lo anl niai shcTlcrs . and sh all require 

 anunals rim nine lil Hn^c xvTFhoiu ific lai: icti nircd h) ^l ^fTlQQ or in \iiiJaiion 

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or any local oruinanc c lolu- CdiiTniccr Tncrcin. I'lic^ovcminii hody ol each 

 county or cily need n oJ Ti^wn llie la ciiil\ req inrcd hy Ihis scciion. hui may 

 cofilraJTlor ils esialiHslinK'nl wili i a prisale ^Toup ()r in coniiinciion wiih one 

 or more other local go\'c~rning h ocT^ e v or rna\ con ira ci lor the use of an 

 I'xisiirip lacililv willi (he govc'ming hiniy of a n\ olTTer c(Hint\ or cii\ "~The 

 goveminp hocf\' shall require ihalihe imund be ac cessihi e lu the public af 

 reasonable hours during iIk- week. 



(b) All animals conlineti pursuai H lo lliij^ section shall b e kepi a\ailable (or 

 cla im b\ their lighllu l ovMier loi^ pe ili > iJ oF i u n less iliari se\eni) iwo (72) 

 hours, excluding anv dav or davs miring which the facilil\ is not open to the 

 public. 



(c) ir the righllul ovvne r "I anv animal co n ll nee ! may iu' readily identified, 

 the operator or cus ioclia n ol the lacilil\ shal l mak e aliieasonahle ctlorts lo 

 noiily the owner wilhm the nexi (oriy eighl fTi n irs lollowing ils conlinen^ienl. 



<*-l) No provision of lliis Ariic ie shiili proli I K\\ ihe ilesiruclion ol a critically 

 i njuret.1 oi critically ill an imal foi Imniaiie pin poses. 



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This section would require all couniies lo have al least .some le\el of animal 

 control. Loose dogs wilhoul rabies lags, or other animals nol under controls 

 pro\ided by local ordinances, wouki have to be picked-up and taken to a 

 regislered animal conirol facilil}. 'ihe section tloes nol require thai all 

 couniies have or build an animal cc)niiol facilily; connaciing lor use would be 

 sufficient. 



The .section woukl also specify lime limilaiions prior lo Ihe disposal of an) 

 confined animal. The seventy-two hour wailing period is consisleni wiih 

 current law; Ihe scciion would exclude days when ihe facilii\ is closed from Ihe 

 calculaiion. 



Almost every county either has a facilily or coniracis with another county for 

 use of their pound. For example, in Polk County, ihey conlraci with 

 RulhcrfortI Counly for use of Iheir pound, and the Polk Counix Animal 

 Conirol Officer is paid by Rulherloic! Couniy. Polk Counu paid the DisiiicI 

 Healih Office in Rulhedord Couni\. which runs the animal conirol program. 

 S24. 1 17.00 (or animal conirol (his year. In Ashe Counly. ihere is an animal 

 conirol officer, and facilily needs are by contract with Watauga County. 



In Gales Couiil) . Iheie is nn latilii\. no animal toniiol piogram. and no 

 veleiinarian. The coiiiiis manager has staled llial lhe\ liaxe managed lo budget 

 ."i>.1 .'>..'> Sb. over Ihe pasi iwo years, and are joining uiiii Clumaii Coiintv on a 

 facility. They expect to pul up about I.I.S.OOO. (or ihe (acilily. and pay an 

 animal conirol ofluei abmil .i<l2.00(). a year lo impt)iinil strav animals. 



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