The Director of the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority shall be vested with the necessary police powers and duties of a police officer for the exclusive purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter, and it shall be his duty to make arrests and issue citations for violations of any of the provisions of this chapter. The Director of the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority shall enforce all of the laws of the city, county and state relating to the care, treatment and impounding of dumb animals and to the prevention of cruelty to dumb animals.
('64 Code, § 3-8) (Ord. 729, passed 12-22-87)