§ 5-21. Authority of animal control supervisor and officers.

(a)

The animal control supervisor and animal control officers are responsible for enforcing the provisions of this chapter.

(b)

The animal control supervisor and animal control officers are specifically authorized to use whatever means necessary to impound animals in violation of the provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the use of deadly force.

(c)

The use of deadly force by officers to impound or destroy animals, except skunks which are in violation of the provisions of this chapter, is expressly prohibited, except under circumstances where the animal represents a clear and present danger to human safety. In any event, the use of deadly force by officers should be considered a last resort and employed with utmost caution. The use of deadly force, to include any discharge of a firearm, by an animal control officer must be reported and investigated to the satisfaction of the chief of police and city manager or designee.

(Ord. No. 2018-01, § XI(2), 1-2-18)