[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.