<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 10-36. - Establishment and composition; appointment and compensation of department employees.</div>
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               There is hereby created an animal control department which shall be a division of
               the sheriff's department, and shall be composed of such employees as shall be determined
               by the county commissioners. Such employees shall be appointed by the sheriff pursuant
               to G.S. 153A-103 and compensated in accordance with the personnel policies of the
               county.
               
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               Appeals provided for in this chapter shall be to the sheriff.
               
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               The sheriff is specifically appointed as the animal cruelty investigator for the county
               pursuant to G.S. 19A-45.
               
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               (Ord. of 8-17-92, art. I, Â§ 1; Ord. of 3-19-96, art. I, Â§ 1)
               
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