Animal control officer definition

Animal control officer means any person employed by a city, county, or city and county for the purpose of enforcing animal control laws or regulations.

Animal control officer means an individual employed as an animal control officer pursuant to sections 29a, 29b, and 29c of the dog law of 1919, Act No. 339 of the Public Acts of 1919, being sections 287.289a, 287.289b, and 287.289c of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Animal control officer means any individual employed, contracted with, or appointed by the animal control authority for the purpose of aiding in the enforcement of this act or any other law or ordinance relating to the licensure of animals, control of animals, or seizure and impoundment of animals and includes any state or local law enforcement officer or other employee whose duties in whole or in part include assignments that involve seizure and impoundment of any animal. See s. 767.11(6), F.S.

Examples of Animal control officer in a sentence

• An Animal Control Officer may take into custody and impound at the Animal Shelter any dog found without a microchip or license tag when in violation of section C.3., any dog found at large, any dog or cat that has allegedly bitten a person or been exposed to rabies-vector wildlife, or any dog or cat that is sick or injured and in need of medical attention and any other domestic pet animal that has been abandoned, and any other pet animal (except cats) that are found to be at large.

• Interference with an Animal Control Officer, no bodily injury $200.00 mandatory minimum fine.

• The Animal Control Officer shall impound any unaltered female dog in season that is not adequately confined as provided for in D.4.c.(1), or any such dog that is creating a neighborhood nuisance.

• If an animal has not been produced for quarantine within 36-hours of the owner being made aware of the quarantine requirement, an Animal Control Officer, Deputy Sheriff or Public Health Official may apply for a search warrant from the County Court, authorizing the temporary seizure of the animal for quarantine/observation at the Animal Shelter.

• An Animal Control Officer will issue a warning notice to the dog owner after receiving a complaint of a barking dog.

More Definitions of Animal control officer

Animal control officer means a person or class of person employed by the Society and designated by by-law of the Town to enforce Town by- laws and legislation respecting animals, as listed in Schedule “A” of this Agreement.

Animal control officer means any person employed or appointed by a county or a

Animal control officer means a county animal control officer as described in sections 29a and 29b of the dog law of 1919, 1919 PA 339, MCL 287.289a and 287.289b, or a city, village, or township animal control officer as described in section 29c of the dog law of 1919, 1919 PA 339, MCL 287.289c.

Animal control officer means a person who is employed, appointed, or otherwise engaged primarily to enforce laws relating to animal control.

Animal control officer means:

Animal control officer means any person employed or appointed by a county or a municipality who is authorized to investigate violations of laws and ordinances concerning animals, to

Animal control officer means the Municipal By-Law Enforcement Officer, and any person so designated by Council;