<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 10-34. - Punishments generally.</div>
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               (a)
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               Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent investigating law enforcement
               agencies from pursuing additional charges as permitted under North Carolina General
               Statutes. In the event that law enforcement agencies not associated with the animal
               control program deem additional appropriate misdemeanor or felony charges appropriate,
               compliance of a civil citation shall not prevent the prosecution of said charges.
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               (b)
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               The employees of the animal control program are empowered to issue civil citations
               and criminal summons upon the observance of a violation of this chapter. It is the
               intent of this ordinance that each person is responsible for the proper management
               of his animals. Civil citations so issued may be delivered in person or mailed by
               registered mail to the person charged if that person cannot be readily found. Criminal
               citation shall be delivered in person. The county may list the names of non-paying
               individuals who have been cited in violation of this in newspapers and electronically.
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               (Ord. of 8-21-2018)
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