<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-33. - Report and confinement of animals biting persons or showing rabies symptoms.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               Dogs and cats quarantined under this section shall be confined in the county animal
               services center, a veterinary hospital, or boarding kennel approved by the director
               of animal services at the expense of the owner.
               
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               (b)
               
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               The only home confinement that can be authorized by the director of animal services
               is when (i) the person bitten resides at the same residence; (ii) the owner has a
               fenced in area in his yard; (iii) the fenced in area has no entrances or exits that
               are not locked; and (iv) the animal is currently vaccinated against rabies. Proof
               of vaccination will be required at the time of investigation. If the animal is confined
               on the owner's premises, the animal services enforcement officer shall revisit the
               premises for inspection purposes at approximately the middle of the confinement period
               and again at the conclusion of the confinement period.
               
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               (c)
               
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               In the case of stray dogs or cats whose ownership is not known, the dogs or cats may
               be euthanized and the head examined for rabies or kept for the supervised quarantine
               period required by this section at the county animal services center.
               
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               (d)
               
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               If rabies does not develop within ten calendar days after a dog or cat is quarantined
               under this section, the dog or cat may be released from quarantine upon written authorization
               of the health director or the health director's delegate. For purposes of calculating
               time periods, the date of initial impound is not counted. If the dog or cat has been
               confined in the county animal services center, the owner shall pay any fines, necessary
               veterinarian fees and a boarding fee set by and approved by the county board of commissioners.
               Any animal that bites a person that has not been reclaimed within 72 hours from the
               end of the ten-day rabies observation quarantine period shall become the property
               of the county and may be dealt with as set forth in<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH6AN_ARTIINGE_S6-12CHTE" class="section-link" data-product-id="14529"> section 6-12</a>(b). Animal services is authorized to initiate legal proceedings to recover the costs
               of caring for an animal confined at the animal services center pursuant to this section
               if the animal is not redeemed.
               
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               (e)
               
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               In the case of a carnivore or bat, the animal may be euthanized, and the head examined
               for rabies.
               
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               (f)
               
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               Upon seizing an animal pursuant to G.S. 130A-196, the animal services enforcement
               officer shall leave with the owner or affix to the owner's residence a notice containing
               the beginning and ending dates of confinement and stating that the owner must redeem
               the animal within 24 hours of the ending date of confinement stated in the notice.
               
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               (Ord. No.
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                  2020-04
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               , 8-18-2020)
               
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