A. For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter, any law enforcement officer is empowered to demand from the occupants of any premises, upon or in which a dog or other animal is kept or harbored, the exhibition of such dog or other animal, and the license or tag for the animal. (1976 Code § 8.04.090; amd. 2016 Code)
B. Whenever complaint has been made that an animal is kept in a reportedly cruel or inhumane manner, the law enforcement officer may examine such animal and take possession of the same when, in his opinion, it requires humane treatment. (1976 Code § 8.04.090)