(A) The County Commission shall appoint a competent and humane person to the position of Animal Control Director. The Animal Control Director shall be responsible for the training and certification of all employees. Only full-time employees shall be deputized.
(B) All animal control officers shall be deputized full-time employees. Animal control officers shall aid in the prevention and control of the spread of rabies within the county, including but not limited to the lawful capture and confinement of rabies suspect animals, the enforcement of quarantine orders, and the lawful destruction or confinement of animals exposed to rabies.
(C) Animal control officers shall be provided humane training to apprehend, handle, care for animals, and instruction in the ordinances and laws pertaining to animal control. Animal control officers shall also be instructed in the determination of breed of dogs and/or cats, and in the determination of the predominant breed of mixed breeds. The training must be certified before employees are deputized.
(Ord. passed 6-23-1997; Am. Ord. 2022-02, passed 3-2-2022)