<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 3-201. - Currituck Dog Restraint Ordinance.</div>
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               (a)
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               Within the County of Currituck no owner or keeper of any dog shall permit such dog
               to run at large.
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               (b)
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               For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the
               context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
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               (1)
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               <span class="ital">At large.</span> Off the premises of the owner or keeper and not under restraint.
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               (2)
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               <span class="ital">Owner or keeper.</span> Any person or persons, or firm, association or corporation, owning, keeping or harboring
               a dog.
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               (3)
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               <span class="ital">Premises.</span> Land and buildings.
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               (4)
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               <span class="ital">Under restraint.</span>
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               a.
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               Controlled by means of a chain, leash or other like device;
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               b.
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               On or within a vehicle being driven or parked; or
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               c.
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               Within a secure enclosure which prevents the dog from injuring persons.
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               (c)
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               Hunting dogs shall be excluded from the provisions requiring physical restraint while
               the dogs are engaged in hunting or training or the owners are actively looking for
               them provided that the hunting complies with North Carolina law. This exception only
               applies for a reasonable time and distance, which is within the discretion of the
               animal control officer to determine.
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               (d)
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               This ordinance shall apply countywide.
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               (e)
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               The violation of any provision of this article shall be a misdemeanor punishable by
               fine not to exceed $500.00, or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both. Each
               day's violation of this article is a separate offense.
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               (Ord. of 10-16-95; Ord. of 12-4-95; Ord. of 6-3-96; Ord. of 4-21-03; Ord. of 11-7-22(1),
               pt. XIV)
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