(A) The Town Council shall have the authority to appoint an Animal Warden with the power to enforce this chapter within the corporate limits of the town.
(B) The Town Council and the Animal Warden shall establish a clearinghouse site for the receipt of complaints and procedures regarding animals and the handling, storage cataloguing and claiming of animals.
(C) The Town Council shall authorize for a suitable animal shelter for the safekeeping of impounded animals. The Town Council may contract with any entity for the impounding, keeping, feeding, caring for and disposition of impounded dogs and cats on those terms as the Town Council deems proper.
(D) The Animal Warden and the Town Marshal shall act in cooperation to address animal-related problems with in the town.
(E) No provision of this chapter shall restrict the Town Marshal or an employee of the town’s Police Department from having the authority to enforce this chapter.
(Ord. 2019-03, passed 3-5-2019)