<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 1-7. - General penalty.</div>
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               (a)
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               Any person violating or failing, refusing or neglecting to comply with any provision
               or requirement of any section or subsection of this Code, or any ordinance of this
               county now in force or hereafter enacted, to which no specific penalty is affixed,
               shall be punished by a $50.00 civil penalty for each offense.
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               (b)
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               Any ordinance in this Code may be enforced by an appropriate legal remedy issuing
               from a court of competent jurisdiction. It shall not be a defense to the application
               of the county for equitable relief that there is an adequate remedy at law.
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               (c)
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               Each day that any breach or violation of or any failure to comply with any provision
               or requirement of any section or subsection of this Code or any ordinance of this
               county now in force or hereafter enacted continues, or is allowed to continue, shall
               constitute a separate and distinct offense; but nothing contained in this section
               or this Code shall be construed to relieve, or to otherwise hinder or interfere with
               any function of the department of animal control. A violation of this provision shall
               constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor as set forth in G.S. 14-4. The maximum fine for a
               violation under this chapter is $500.00 or a maximum 30 day's imprisonment.
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               (d)
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               <span class="ital">Interference.</span> It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, hinder, resist, or obstruct
               the officer while the officer is carrying out any duty created under this article.
               A violation of this provision shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor as set forth
               in G.S. 14-4. The maximum fine for a violation under this chapter is $500.00 or a
               maximum 30 day's imprisonment.
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               (e)
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               <span class="ital">Concealment of animal.</span> It shall be unlawful for any person to conceal any animal for the purpose of evading
               any federal, state or local law. A violation of this provision shall constitute a
               Class 3 misdemeanor as set forth in G.S. 14-4. The maximum fine for a violation under
               this chapter is $500.00 or a maximum 30 day's imprisonment.
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               (f)
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               Any provision of this Code or other ordinance of the county may be enforced by any
               one or more of the remedies authorized by G.S. 153A-123.
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               (Ord. No.
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="12776" data-ordinance-id="1197414">
                  22-05-13
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               , Â§ 1, 5-19-22)
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            <p class="refstatelaw0" block_type="hang"><b>State Law referenceâ€” </b>
               Violations of county ordinances deemed misdemeanors, G.S. 14-4, 153A-123; prescribing
               alternate methods for enforcement of ordinances and authorizing the making of each
               day's continuing violation a separate offense; injunction, G.S. 1-485 et seq.
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