Sentences with phrase «conditions by animal control officers»

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(a) In order to protect the health and safety of an animal, any animal control officer, animal cruelty investigator appointed under G.S. 19A - 45, law enforcement officer, firefighter, or rescue squad worker, who has probable cause to believe that an animal is confined in amotor vehicle under conditions that are likely to cause suffering, injury, or death to the animal due to heat, cold, lack of adequate ventilation, or under other endangering conditions, may enter the motor vehicle by any reasonable means under the circumstances after making a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other person responsible for the animal.

Most states prohibit shooting cats by private citizens, but allow wildlife agents, animal control officers, and police to shoot cats under certain conditions, for instance if the cat appears to be rabid and threatening humans or other animals.