The City Manager shall appoint an Animals Control Officer who shall be under the supervision of the department designated by the City Manager. The Animal Control Officer shall be vested with the authority to enforce the provisions of the Paris Municipal Code. He shall wear and display an identification badge at all times when on official duty. The Animal Control Officer is hereby authorized and empowered, in addition to all the other sections of this code, to dispose of any dog, with or without tags, which, after reasonable effort on his part he is unable to apprehend, so long as the action taken by the Animal Control Officer does not constitute a hazard or threat to the life or property of any citizen, and his is directed to pay particular attention to dogs that travel in packs or groups (Ord. #824, 04/01/93).