<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 5-26. - Dogs running at large prohibited at Mason Inlet Beach and public riparian property.</div>
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               It shall be unlawful for the owner of a dog to allow the animal to be off the premises
               of his owner and not on a leash within any portion of the unincorporated county situated
               on Wrightsville Beach Island north of the town boundary lines.
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               This section shall only be enforced as a civil citation in an amount established by
               the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners. Each separate violation shall constitute
               a distinct incident. These civil citation penalties may be recovered in a civil action
               in the nature of a debt or income tax set-off. No misdemeanor or any other criminal
               sanction shall be incurred for violation of this action.
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               (Ord. of 2-4-2002, Â§ 2; Ord. of 6-16-2014, Â§ 2)
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