(Legislative History: Adopted by Ordinance No. 68-45, amended by Ordinance Nos. 73-40, 73-53, 74-46, 75-23, 78-5, 78-54, 82-021; Ordinance No. 98-01, 2/17/98 (Sections 4-11-800 — 4-11-810))
The position of animal control attendant is hereby established and the Chief of Police is authorized to designate persons to staff it from the employment classification of maintenance worker.
Animal control attendants shall enforce the provisions of this Chapter and other laws pertaining to the control and protection of animals.
Pursuant to the provisions of California Penal Code Section 836.5, persons designated as animal control attendants are authorized to arrest persons without warrant or to issue citations whenever they have reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested or cited has committed in their presence a misdemeanor which is a violation of a statute or ordinance which, under Section 4-11-705, the animal control attendant has the duty to enforce.