(a) The City shall maintain at least one full-time Animal Control Officer (ACO) who shall be under the control of the Chief of Police or his or her delegate.
(b) It shall be a violation of this chapter to:
(1) Interfere with, hinder, oppose, obstruct, or molest an ACO in the performance of his or her duties.
(2) Remove a collar or tag from any animal without the permission of the owner.
(3) Decoy or entice an animal out of an enclosure or off the property of the owner.
(4) Seize, molest, or tease any animal while held or led by any person or while on the property of its owner.
(5) Refuse to identify or provide ones name to an ACO or Police Officer, or to give a false name in connection with the issuance of a citation under this chapter or State statute.
(Ord. 45-83. Passed 10-25-83; Ord. 04-2017. Passed 5-16-17.)