§ 4.20.010. Administration and enforcement.

(a)

The administrative authority, under the supervision of the mayor, shall be responsible for the administration of the provisions of this chapter. Those persons charged with enforcing the provisions of this chapter shall have the authority to seize and impound animals pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and shall have the authority to write and serve enforcement/impoundment fee tickets as provided in this chapter; provided, that the administrative authority and any of his or her assistants may be sworn as officers by the mayor for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter, and as such, shall have the authority of peace officers, including the authority to issue misdemeanor citations for violations of this chapter.

It shall be the duty of those persons charged with enforcing the provisions of this chapter to impound any animals found running at large in violation of the terms of this chapter. It shall further be the duty of the director or his or her designee to investigate all animal bites reported to the City, and to impound and quarantine the biting animal as provided in this chapter.

References to the administrative authority contained herein shall be deemed to include his or hers duly appointed designee.

(b)

Any conduct in this chapter defined as a misdemeanor may, at the discretion of the city attorney, be handled as a municipal infraction pursuant to the terms of Chapter 1.95 of this code.

(c)

Each separate occurrence of a violation of a particular section shall constitute a separate and distinct violation. If the violation is of a continuing nature, then each and every day that the violation is allowed to exist shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation.

(Ord. No. 6304, § 1, 9-25-2017; Ord. No. 6357, § 1, 10-22-2018).