(a) The ACD, and other authorized employees of the city police department, shall have, within the city and other areas within the jurisdiction of the ACD, all of the powers and authority of peace officers to the extent only, and no further, of enforcing state statutes and regulations, this chapter and other ordinances relating to animals. No person shall interfere in any manner or give false information to the above-stated employees in the performance of their duties.
(b) A custodian of any animal shall immediately comply with an order to surrender such animal issued by the ACD or police department.
(Prior Code, § 3-3; Ord. of 8-24-2010)