[Amended 8-5-1997; 1-5-2021]
The Animal Control Officer shall be appointed by the City Manager
in accordance with the provisions of Section 15 of the Rochester City
Charter. The Animal Control Officer shall be sworn in by the Chief
of Police as the Animal Control Officer.
[Amended 11-9-2004; 1-5-2021]
The Animal Control Officer shall attend to all complaints pertaining
to dogs and other animals, shall investigate and report on all damage
caused by dogs and other animals, shall enforce the licensing laws,
and shall enforce all other statutes which are violations, ordinances,
and regulations pertaining to dogs and other animals. The Animal Control
Officer shall pick up and dispose of dead domestic animals found upon
public property. The Animal Control Officer shall have the power to
issue complaints.
[Amended 3-5-2019]
It shall be unlawful for the owner or person in control of any
dog to allow that dog to appear in any public place or upon the property
of any other person unless said owner or person in control has in
his/her possession a mechanical or other device for the removal of
excrement, nor shall said owner or person in control fail to expeditiously
remove any such excrement deposited by said dog in any such place.
This section shall not apply to a blind person while walking his/her
guide dog.
[Added 3-5-2019]
Unless otherwise provided, any person who violates any provision
of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty
dollars ($50.)