[Code 1974 §210.070C(1); CC 1984 §4-36; Ord. No. 4-3B §2(210.020(e)), 11-16-1981]
The provisions of this Chapter shall be enforced by an Animal
Control Officer who shall be under the supervision of the Chief of
Police.
[Code 1974 §210.070A; CC 1984 §4-37]
There is hereby created the office of Animal Control Officer
for the City.
[Code 1974 §210.070B; CC 1984 §4-38]
A. The
Animal Control Officer shall be a resident of the R-7 School District.
He/she shall be in good physical condition and the possessor of a
current, valid State operator's license.
B. The
qualifications for the Animal Control Officer may be changed from
time to time by resolution of the City Council.
[Code 1974 §210.070C(2); CC 1984 §4-39]
A. It
shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer to:
1. Police the City for violation of this Chapter;
2. Maintain the City animal shelter in a sanitary condition;
3. Care and feed the animals contained therein;
4. Dispose of animals as provided by the regulations and in conformance
with ASPCA standards and regulations; and
5. Keep a general listing of the species of all animals impounded as
well as the place the animal was seized and the date of impoundment.
[CC 1984 §4-21; Ord. No. 4-3B, §2(210.020(h)), 11-16-1981]
A. For
the purpose of discharging the duties imposed by this Chapter and
to enforce its provisions, the Animal Control Officer or any Police
Officer is empowered to enter upon any premises upon which a dog or
cat is kept or harbored and to demand the exhibition by the owner
of such dog or cat of the vaccination certificate for such dog or
cat. The Animal Control Officer may also enter the premises where
any animal is kept in a reportedly cruel or inhumane manner and demand
to examine the animal and to take possession thereof if, in his/her
opinion, it should be removed from the premises.
B. For
the enforcement of this Chapter and the discharge of his/her duties,
the Animal Control Officer is hereby authorized to enter upon any
premises when in pursuit of an animal for the purpose of ascertaining
its ownership and/or impounding it.
[Code 1974 §210.070C(4); CC 1984 §4-40; Ord. No. 4-3B §2(210.020(f)), 11-16-1981]
A. The
Animal Control Officer shall submit a weekly record of his/her journal
to the Chief of Police, a copy of which said weekly record to be delivered
by the Chief of Police to the City Council.
B. It
shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer to keep, or cause
to be kept, accurate and detailed records of impoundments and disposition
of all animals coming into his/her custody.
C. It
shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer to keep, or cause
to be kept, accurate and detailed records of all bite cases reported
to him/her and his/her investigation of all such bite cases.
D. It
shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer to keep, or cause
to be kept, accurate and detailed records of all money belonging to
the City, which records shall be open to inspection at reasonable
times by such persons responsible for similar records of the City
and shall be audited by the City annually in the same manner as other
City records are audited.
[CC 1984 §4-41; Ord. No. 4-3B §2(210.020(g)), 11-16-1981]
No person shall interfere with, hinder or molest the Animal
Control Officer in the performance of his/her duty or seek to release
any animal in the custody of the Animal Control Officer, except as
provided in this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 1-95B §1, 5-20-1985]
In addition to the duties set out in Section
205.110 of this Code, the Animal Control Officer shall, under the supervision and control of the Chief of Police, have the duty of patrolling the streets of Farmington for the purpose of enforcing the parking ordinances of the City and to issue citations for the violation therefore.