[Amended 12-28-2009 by Ord. No. 57-2009; 6-23-2014 by Ord. No. 48-2014; 3-27-2017 by Ord. No. 25-2017]
A. Animal control officers or Property Maintenance Inspectors shall be the enforcement officials for this Part. These officials, along with police officers, shall have the authority to act on behalf of the City and the Animal Control Agency in investigating complaints, impounding and destroying animals, issuing Notice of violations and/or citations, and taking other lawful actions as required to enforce the provisions of this Part and all State Laws relating to the care, maintenance and cruelty of animals. It shall be a violation to interfere with any animal control officer or other enforcement official in the performance of their duties.
B. Any officer or agent duly authorized to enforce this Chapter may, in addition to imposing other penalties permitted in this Chapter, enter the premises of any owner and temporarily remove a dog if such officer or agent determines that the dog is being held or tethered in violation of this Chapter. Prior to removing any dog under this section, such officer must give notice to the owner either in writing or by posting such notice upon the premises of the nature of the violation of this Chapter, and such notice must contain an order to bring the violation into compliance within 24 hours of receipt of such notice.
(1) Any owner of a dog removed under this section may regain possession of the dog upon an adequate showing to the confiscating party that the situation has been brought into compliance and the party has paid all required fees imposed.