<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 4-7. - Other officers, committees and boards.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Animal welfare advisory committee.</span> The animal welfare advisory committee shall advise the Durham County Board of Commissioners
               and the Durham County Sheriff with respect to animal welfare concerns. The animal
               welfare advisory committee shall be composed of eight members appointed jointly by
               the sheriff, the Durham County Director of Public Health, the Durham County District
               Attorney and by the Durham County Board of Commissioners to serve at the pleasure
               of the board of commissioners the Durham County District Attorney, the Durham County
               Director of Public Health and the sheriff. The membership of this committee shall
               consist of at least one member of the board of administrators of the county animal
               protection society appointed by the board of county commissioners, at least one member
               who is a licensed veterinarian appointed by the sheriff, at least one member designated
               by the Durham County Director of Public Health, and at least one member designated
               by the Durham County District Attorney, and at least two members designated by the
               board of county commissioners and two members designated by the sheriff that are appointed
               from the general public. Members of the committee may serve two consecutive three-year
               terms and may resume service on the committee after a hiatus of at least one term.
               Members of the committee shall not be members of the dangerous dog appeal board during
               any portion of their term.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Dangerous dog appeal board.</span> The dangerous dog appeal board is hereby established and designated by the board
               of commissioners, pursuant to G.S. 67-4.1(c), as the board responsible for hearing
               the appeal of dog owners who have had their dogs declared dangerous or potentially
               dangerous. The dangerous dog appeal board shall be composed of two members appointed
               by the board of commissioners from the general public and three members that are county
               employees to serve at the pleasure of the board of commissioners. Members of the dangerous
               dog appeal board shall not be members of the animal welfare advisory committee during
               any portion of their term.
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               (Ord. of 6-11-12, Â§ 1; Ord. of 8-24-15(1))
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