<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 4-112. - Trap-neuter-vaccinate-release (TNVR) programs.</div>
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               (a)
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               Organizations or individuals that engage in TNVR are encouraged to register through
               a sponsoring organization. Organizations performing or supporting TNVR in Durham County
               shall identify themselves to the Sheriff of Durham County and nominate a community
               cat sponsoring organization, which shall serve as a single point of contact for the
               dissemination of information and requests for assistance.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Responsibilities of the community cat sponsoring organization:</span>
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               (1)
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               Provide a single point of contact to the sheriffs office for the coordination of TNVR,
               calls about at large cats, and calls about complaints related to feral, stray, or
               community cats, and facilitate resolution of those complaints.
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               (2)
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               Make available to the public information about TNVR and community cats.
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               (3)
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               Attempt to notify the appropriate community cat caregiver when notified by the sheriff's
               office about an impounded ear-tipped cat.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Responsibilities of the community cat caregiver:</span>
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               (1)
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               Cats must be trapped using humane trapping techniques;
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               (2)
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               Cats must be assessed by a veterinarian and deemed healthy at the time of spay/neuter
               surgery;
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               (3)
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               Cats must be scanned for a microchip indicating if they have an owner, and for cats
               without a tag or microchip, the person bringing them in must verify that the cats
               are unowned and residing on their property using a form designed by the Sheriff of
               Durham County, This form shall be retained by the community cat sponsoring organization.
               If there is no community cat sponsoring organization, the forms, and any forms held
               by a previously serving community cat organization, shall be provided to the sheriff's
               office;
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               (4)
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               Cats must be evaluated for their adoption potential and adoptable animals offered
               for adoption either by a rescue group or the animal shelter;
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               (5)
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               Cats must be spayed or neutered;
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               (6)
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               Cats must be vaccinated for rabies and FVRCP (Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus,
               and Panleukopenia);
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               (7)
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               Cats must be ear-tipped;
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               (8)
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               Cats must be released on property owned by the community cat caregiver, or property
               where the owner has provided consent for the cat's return;
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               (9)
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               A community cat caregiver must make appropriate arrangements for the community cats'
               care, to include shelter, feeding, watering, and elimination, and do so in a way which
               does not create a nuisance for others;
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               (10)
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               A community cat caregiver must accept responsibility for addressing and resolving
               complaints caused by the community cats, seeking to foster good relations with their
               neighbors, and encouraging their acceptance of the community cats as part of the TNVR
               program;
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               (11)
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               If the community cat caregiver is overwhelmed by their responsibilities, they must
               contact the community cat sponsoring organization or the sheriff's office and seek
               assistance;
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               (12)
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               Cat bites must be reported to the Durham County Sheriff's Office and Department of
               Public Health.
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               (d)
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               <span class="ital">Responsibilities of the Sheriff of Durham County:</span>
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               (1)
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               Persons that contact the sheriff's office about stray or community cats shall be provided
               information about trap-neuter-vaccinate-release and referred to the community cat
               sponsoring organization.
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               (2)
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               When a person contacts the sheriff's office with a complaint about an ear-tipped community
               cat, the sheriff's office will contact the community cat sponsoring organization for
               assistance in resolving the complaint.
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               (3)
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               If there is no local sponsoring organization, or the one identified is not capable
               of providing prompt and effective community engagement, or when, in the opinion of
               the sheriff, or their designee, the complaint about a stray or community cat indicates
               a need for prompt action and does not permit time for making the referrals above,
               the sheriff's office may act immediately to address the situation.
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               (Res. of 6-12-23(1), Â§ 1.D))
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