<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-16. - Animals creating a nuisance; exception.</div>
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               (a)
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               It shall be unlawful for an owner to permit an animal to run at large if such animal
               is reported as creating a public nuisance as defined in <a href="" data-chunk-id="CD_ORD_CH6AN_S6-1DE" class="section-link" data-product-id="14666">section 6-1</a>. Upon receipt of a written complaint signed by a resident of the county, stating
               the nature of the complaint, the place and the date of the act, the apparent owner
               of the animal, the address of the said apparent owner, and a description of the animal
               doing such act, the animal control officer shall investigate the complaint to determine
               whether it violates this chapter. Should the animal control officer find, after sufficient
               investigation, that an animal has created a nuisance as defined in <a href="" data-chunk-id="CD_ORD_CH6AN_S6-1DE" class="section-link" data-product-id="14666">section 6-1</a>, animal control shall issue a declaration that the dog is a nuisance and ordering
               the owner to keep such animal under restraint on his property at all times. A copy
               of the declaration shall be given to the complainant or the aggrieved party and either
               may appear before the magistrate with the declaration of nuisance and have the necessary
               papers issued for violation of any provision of this chapter without further assistance
               from animal control. Any aggrieved party may appear before a magistrate and have the
               necessary papers issued for violation of any provision of this chapter without an
               investigation by animal control.
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               (b)
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               A dog used by a public law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes is exempt
               from the provisions of this section (G.S. 67-4.1(b)(1)).
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               (Ord. No. 008-01, Â§ 16, 6-16-2008)
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            <p class="refstatelaw0" block_type="hang"><b>State Law referenceâ€” </b>
               alternate methods for enforcement of ordinances and authorizing the making of each
               day's continuing violation a separate offense, G.S. 153A-123; injunction, G.S. 1-485
               et seq.
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