(a) 
There is hereby created an animal services advisory board. The board shall be composed of nine (9) persons with the following qualifications: one licensed veterinarian; one animal welfare organization representative; one city official, one city animal shelter employee and three (3) at-large persons. Persons appointed to such positions by the city council shall serve for a term of three (3) years.
(b) 
The board shall meet at least three (3) times each year and shall perform the following duties:
(1) 
In an advisory capacity to assist the City of Lubbock in complying with the terms of the Texas Health and Safety Code, as amended; and
(2) 
In an advisory capacity assist the city in establishing procedures applicable to the city’s animal services program.
(1983 Code, sec. 4-27; Ordinance 2006-O0025, sec. 1, adopted 3/8/2006; Ordinance 2007-O0114, sec. 1, adopted 11/20/2007; Ordinance 2009-O0111, sec. 1, adopted 12/16/2009; Ordinance 2019-O0035, sec. 13, adopted 3/26/2019)