Animal Enforcement Officer

About the role

The Animal Enforcement Officer is responsible for administrative and inspection work responding to citizen service requests regarding animal related problems, the enforcement of county ordinances and state statues pertaining to animals, the euthanasia and the impoundment of animals in coordination with kennel staff.

Responsibilities

• Patrols assigned areas of the County to preserve public order and tranquility, and to prevent and/or discover the commission of crimes against persons or property.
• Makes arrests and testifies in the prosecution of law violators; conducts preliminary and/or detailed investigations of the commission of crime or law violations.
• Protects the crime scene, gathers, and preserves matters of evidence, takes and records testimony; directs and coordinates activities on-site until relieved by a superior officer; assists detectives in specialized investigations.
• Responds to citizen’s service request regarding animal services and violation of county ordinance and state statutes pertaining to animals in a timely fashion.
• Checks for current rabies vaccinations and county animal licenses.
• Impounds stray, aggressive, abandoned, injured, sick or dead animals and animals otherwise authorized by county ordinance or state statute.
• Impounds animals for quarantine or rabies testing.
• Makes every effort to locate the owners of stray animals through all available methods.
• Consults with veterinarian as needed to determine if animals need to be euthanized in the field and takes such action as necessary.
• Ensures proper security over controlled substances and maintains accurate records of the controlled substance inventory on agency vehicles.
• Investigates cases of alleged cruelty, neglect, and abuse of animals.
• Performs dangerous dog investigations and ensures compliance with ownership requirements for dangerous dogs to include inspections in accordance with state statutes and county ordinances.
• Counsels animal owners on animal ordinances and attempts to resolve animal related problems and issues.
• Issues notice, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices, warnings, and citations to animal owners for violations of county ordinances.
• Issues notices,