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Section 1. Authority This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the authority vested in Pitt County by the General Statutes of North Carolina, particularly Chapter 153A-121 (General Ordinance-making Power); 153A-127 (Abuse of Animals); 153A-131 (Dangerous Animals; 67-4.5 (Dangerous Dogs); and other applicable laws.
Section 2. Provisions of Part I Applicable to Reminder of Ordinance. The provisions contained within this Part (Part I) are applicable to Parts II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII except for those provisions within Part I which expressly state otherwise.
Section 3. Article Cumulative Procedures set forth in this Ordinance shall be in addition to any other remedies that may exist under law or ordinance
Section 4. Territorial Application This Ordinance shall be effective within the unincorporated areas of Pitt County and within any towns which have a Resolution or Ordinance adopting this County Ordinance.
Section 5. Effective Date This Ordinance is effective upon adoption by the Pitt County Board of Commissioners; except Part V. Large Commercial Breeders becomes effective one year after this Ordinance is adopted.
Section 6. Severability If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is, for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 7. Enforcement A. Enforcement of this Ordinance shall rest with Pitt County Animal Services officers and those governmental agencies and personnel authorized to exercise police powers by North Carolina statute to include, without limitation, the Pitt County Sheriff's Department and the Police Departments of any municipality that by resolution or ordinance have adopted this Ordinance within its municipal boundaries. B. Enforcement personnel are authorized to investigate suspected violations of this chapter and are empowered to issue citations, or warnings when any of the provisions of this chapter have been violated. Citations shall be delivered by enforcement officials in person to the alleged violator or delivered by registered mail return receipt requested to the person so charged.
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