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Phil Bradley

05-18-2016, 12:54 PM

Just wanted to share some info with you on county ordinances with regards to venomous keeping in Rowan (can keep but must register animals)or Cabarrus County (cannot keep):

Rowan Co
Sec. 5-40. - Registration of exotic and dangerous exotic animals.
(a)
Exotic and dangerous animals constitute a potential risk to public health and safety. Fully effective rabies vaccines are not available at this time for exotic mammals. In order to more adequately protect the public from rabies, animal control officers must be aware of the location of these animals. Exotic and dangerous exotic animals constitute a potential risk to public health and safety due to the possibility of human injury or death resulting from attacks by such animals.
(b)
Dangerous exotic animal; registration. Owners or keepers of exotic and/or dangerous exotic animals as property or pets shall register each animal with the health director or his designee. No fee shall be charged for this registration. Any person who brings a dangerous exotic animal into this county for a period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours shall register the animal within one (1) business day.
(c)
Dangerous exotic animal; federal and state permits required. Every owner of an exotic and/or dangerous exotic animal shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1)
Permits required. No owner or keeper may possess a dangerous exotic animal in the county without first obtaining all permits required by the federal government, the state and the registration requirements by the board.
(2)
Application. An owner of a dangerous exotic animal must complete a registration application, which shall be supplied by the board. The application, once completed, shall contain the following information:
a.
Name, address and telephone number of the applicant.
b.
A description of the animal, including species, sex and body weight.
c.
The address of the premises where the animal will be kept.
d.
Proof of the applicant's ability to respond in damages for bodily injury or death of any person or for damages to property owned by another person which may result from the ownership, keeping or maintenance of such animal. Proof of ability to respond in damages shall be given by filing with the health director a certificate of insurance from an insurance company authorized to do business in the state, stating that the applicant is insured by a policy with a minimum coverage of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per claim to compensate persons for personal injury and property damage. In lieu of insurance the owner may post with the health director a surety bond in the same amounts conditioned upon payment of such damages. Such certificate of insurance or bond shall provide that no cancellation of the insurance or bond will be made unless ten (10) days' written notice is first given to the health director.
e.
Copies of all federal and state permits and licenses required for such animal.
(3)
Penalty. The fee for failure to register exotic or dangerous exotic animal(s) with county animal shelter is twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per animal.
(Ord. of 6-7-95, § X; Ord. of 11-6-00, § X)

Cabarrus County
ARTICLE VI. INHERENTLY DANGEROUS ANIMALS
Sec. 10-131. Definitions.
(a) For the purpose of this article, an inherently dangerous animal includes any
inherently dangerous exotic mammal or inherently dangerous reptile defined herein.

(b) Inherently dangerous exotic mammal is any member of the canidae, felidae, or
ursidae families, including hybrids thereof, which due to their inherent nature, may be
considered dangerous to humans.

(1) Canidae includes any member of the dog (canid) family not customarily
domesticated by man, or any hybrids of such canidae thereof, including wolf
hybrids which are a cross between a wolf and a domestic dog, but not including
dogs (Canis familaris).

(2) Felidae includes any member of the cat family not customarily
domesticated by man or any hybrids of such felidae, but not including domestic
cats (Felis catus).

(3) Ursidae includes any member of the bear family, or hybrids of such ursidae.

(c) Inherently dangerous reptile is any member of the class reptilia which:
(1) Is venomous. A venomous reptile shall include all members of the families
Helodermidae (gila monsters and Mexican beaded lizards), Viperidae (vipers),
Crotalidae (pit vipers), Atractaspidae (burrowing asps), Hydrophilidae (snakes),
and Elapidae (cobras, coral snakes, and their allies), as well as any "rear fanged"
snakes of the family Colubridae that are known to be dangerous to humans
(including, but not limited to Dispholidus typus (boomslang), Thebtornis
kirtlandii (twig snake), Rhabdophisspp (keelbacks)).

(2) Is a member of the order Crocodilia (crocodiles, alligators, and caiman).

(d) Harborer of an inherently dangerous exotic mammal or inherently dangerous reptile
is any person or persons, regardless of ownership, who allows an inherently dangerous
exotic mammal or inherently dangerous reptile to remain, lodge, or be fed or to be given
shelter or refuge within a person's home, store, yard, enclosure, outbuilding, abandoned
vehicle or building, place of business, or any other premises in which the person resides
or over which the person has control.

(Ord. of 7-22-96)
Sec. 10-132. Possession of inherently dangerous animals.
At no time may any person or persons harbor an inherently dangerous exotic mammal or
inherently dangerous reptile.

(Ord. of 7-22-96)
Sec. 10-133. Exceptions.
This article does not apply to:

(1) Veterinary clinics in possession of such mammals or reptiles for treatment
or rehabilitation purposes.
(2) Any institution or organization which exists primarily to educate the public
in the areas of science and nature; which receives or has received financial
support from federal, state, and/or local governments; which has a paid
membership open to and composed of members of the general public; which is
directed by a board of directors or similar body elected by the membership; and
which has been declared a 501(c)(3) exempt organization by the Internal Revenue
Service.
(3) Nonresident circuses for not longer than one seven-day period, per each
separate location where such circuses are held within the county, per calendar
year.

(4) Nonresident carnivals for not longer than one seven-day period, per each
separate location where such carnival is held within the county, per calendar year.
(5) Persons temporarily transporting such mammals or reptiles through the
county, provided that such transit time shall not be more than 24 hours.