<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 3-26. - General penalty; additional remedies.</div>
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               (a)
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               Unless otherwise provided, any person violating any section of this chapter shall
               be guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to punishment
               in accordance with G.S. Â§ 14-4. Unless otherwise provided, the maximum fine for a
               misdemeanor violation is five hundred dollars ($500.00).
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               (b)
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               The sections of this chapter may be enforced, inter alia, as authorized and in accordance
               with G.S. Â§ 153A-123. Specifically, and without limitation, any section of this chapter
               may be enforced by an appropriate equitable remedy issuing from a court of competent
               jurisdiction. In such case, the general court of justice shall have jurisdiction to
               issue such orders as may be appropriate, and it shall not be a defense to the application
               of the county for equitable relief that there is an adequate remedy at law. The animal
               services director, or his or her designee, is hereby authorized to file suit on behalf
               of the county to collect any unpaid citations, and the animal services director, or
               his or her designee, is hereby authorized to verify and sign complaints on behalf
               of the county in such suits.
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               (c)
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               Except as otherwise provided, any person who violates any provision of this chapter
               may be fined a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00). Payment of such penalties
               shall be made within ten (10) days.
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               (Ord. Of 9-21-21(2); Ord. No. 2022-03, 3-15-22)
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