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HALL COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 16- 'J 10 Addendum #1: Article X: Animal Advisory Board. §1. Establishment. There is hereby established, an Animal Advisory Board for Hall County, whose duty it shall be to advise the County Board on all matters relating to this Resolution.The board shall be composed of five(5)members: five(5)members appointed by the Board Chairperson, subject to confirmation by the County Board, one (1) of whom shall be a licensed veterinarian, three (3) shall be registered voters residing within the County, and one (1) member of the County Board of Supervisors. Other non-appointed members shall consist of the Sheriff or his/her designee, the County Attorney or his/her designee, the director of the Animal Control Authority or his/her designee, and the director of the Hall County Health Department or his/her designee. Appointed members shall serve without compensation. The Animal Advisory Board shall meet biannually in January and July of each year, and/or on any such other occasions as may be found necessary and established by said Board. §2. Composition and Membership; Term of Office; Quorum; and Procedure. Said advisory board shall be composed of the following voting members: one veterinarian and three (3) representatives from the community at large, who shall be appointed by the Board Chairperson,a member of the County Board of Supervisors,the Sheriff or his/her designee,the director of the Animal Control Authority or his/her designee, and the director of the department of health department or his/her designee, and the County Attorney or his/her designee. All but the Board member and the Board-chair appointed members shall serve as ex officio members without voting privileges. The original appointees to the Animal Advisory Board shall serve terms as follows: One for one year, one for two years, and one for three years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for three year terms, provided, any appointment to fill a vacancy shall only be for the unexpired portion of the term of the member being replaced. The Board Chairperson may remove any appointed member without cause. §3. Nuisance Owner: Declaration. 1. Any owner or custodian in possession of any animal regulated by this Resolution may be declared a Nuisance Owner upon written request by the Animal Control Authority, Animal Advisory Board or Law Enforcement of Hall County for any one of the following: a) The owner has violated of one or more violations of this Chapter on four(4) separate. occasions in a twenty-four(24)month period; or b) The owner has failed to comply with the requirements of this Resolution or the applicable Revised Statues of Nebraska after the animal has been deemed Potentially Dangerous or Dangerous; §2. Surrender and Imeoundment. 1. Upon written request by the Animal Control Authority, Animal Advisory Board or Law Enforcement officials to declare an owner a Nuisance Owner, the owner must surrender the animal to the Animal Control Authority within five (5) days of receiving notice of Nuisance Ownership. Service of Nuisance Ownership shall be by personal service or certified U.S. Mail to the last known address of the owner. The animal will be impounded by the Animal Control Authority until a final determination of Nuisance Ownership has been made. 2. In the event continuation of the nuisance ownership might cause irreparable harm or poses a 16