<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 3-87. - Keeping stray animals: requirements, failure to surrender.</div>
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               (a)
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               It shall be unlawful for any person in the county knowingly and intentionally to harbor,
               feed, keep in possession by confinement or otherwise retain any animal which does
               not belong to them, unless they have, within 72 hours from the time such animal came
               into his possession, notified the animal control officer. Upon receiving such notice,
               the animal control officer or person duly authorized by the board of commissioners
               may take such animal and place it in the animal shelter or the animal may remain with
               the reporting person and be dealt with as provided by this article.
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               (b)
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               It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to surrender any such stray animal to
               the animal control officer or person duly authorized by the county manager upon demand,
               if the owner of the stray animal has been located and requests return of the stray
               animal.
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               (c)
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               It shall be unlawful to maintain or feed any stray animal on any property in Currituck
               County. Owner/keeper of any groups, colonies, or gatherings shall be required to provide
               proof of a rabies vaccination. The owner/keeper of the group, colony or gathering
               shall be responsible for the welfare of their animals, this including, but not limited
               to, medical care, daily feeding and adequate shelter.
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               (d)
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               These provisions do not apply to the caregivers/participants of the Currituck County
               Department of Animal Services' Trap-Neuter-Release program that abide by the Trap-Neuter-Release
               Program Guidelines.
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               (Ord. No. 92-3, Â§ 27, 9-8-92; Ord. of 11-7-22(1), pt. XIII; Ord. of 10-7-2024, pt.
               I)
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