1. Any public or municipal pound or shelter established and maintained by the City shall be conducted and operated by the animal control personnel under the supervision, direction and control of the Police Chief.
2. It shall be the duty of the animal control personnel to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to impound any animal found running at large contrary to the provisions of this chapter. The animal control personnel shall provide adequate and wholesome food for animals impounded and shall provide careful and humane treatment toward such animals and shall provide for humane destruction of animals as provided in this chapter.
3. The animal control personnel, upon impounding any animal pursuant to this chapter, shall make a complete registration for such animal, entering the date, species, breed, color and sex of such animal, any tattoo number and whether licensed. If such animal is licensed, the name and address of the owner and the number of the license tag shall also be entered. The register of impounded animals shall be available for inspection during reasonable hours by the owners of animals not wearing the required tag when impounded.
4. The animal control personnel may be designated as the official agents of the City for the purpose of issuing City animal licenses and collecting fees therefor pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 56 of this Code of Ordinances.
5. As provided by law, the City may enter into a lease or contract with some regularly incorporated society organized for the express purpose of prevention of cruelty to animals for the use of its facilities for the restraining and impounding of animals consistent with the provisions in subsections 1 and 2 of this section.
6. No person shall willfully interfere with, molest or injure an agent of the City authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter or seek to release any animal properly in the custody of such authorized agent.