Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Animal Control Officer or the Police Department shall have the duty and responsibility to enforce the terms of this chapter. The duly appointed and sworn Animal Control Officer or police officers are hereby authorized to enforce the terms of this chapter and to arrest persons for violations thereof in accordance with the provisions of California Penal Code § 853.5.
(`61 Code, § 4.3) (Ord. 703, passed 10-19-1982)