(a) There is hereby established in the Department of Public Safety the position of Service Inspector, who shall also be known as the Animal Warden and Health Officer.
(b) The duties of the Service Inspector shall be, generally, to enforce all animal ordinances and health ordinances of the City, as well as any and all inspection duties prescribed to him or her by the Director of Public Safety.
Among other duties, it shall be the duty of the Service Inspector to apprehend any animal running at large in the City and dispose of the same according to the provisions of Section 618.25 of the General Offenses Code. Upon the impounding of any animal, it shall be the duty of the Service Inspector to make a repot in detail to the Director of Public Safety showing the registry, breed, color and sex of the animal impounded, and whether or not such animal is licensed. If such animal is licensed, the Service Inspector shall enter into the report the name and address of the owner of such animal and the number of the license tag.
(c) It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Safety to collect and assess all fines for the redemption of any animal so taken and to release such animal upon payment of the assessments provided for in Section 618.25.
(d) The Service Inspector shall be deputized by the Director of Public Safety to issue citations and to make arrests within his or her jurisdiction and shall be provided with suitable identification.
(Ord. 136-04. Passed 5-3-04.)