Animal Protection Officer

About the role

Under general supervision, canvasses assigned areas to locate animals in violation of animal regulation laws/ordinances captures and impounds animals, investigates complaints, and enforces animal regulation ordinances, rules, and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Patrols assigned areas to locate animals in violation of animal regulation laws/ordinances.
• Involves: Capturing biting, vicious, diseased, loose, or stray animals with nets, ropes, or other devices.
• Transporting captured animals to impoundment facilities.
• Removes animals from trucks and places them in designated cages and completes impoundment reports.
• Investigates complaints and animal bite cases.
• Verifies animal licenses and rabies vaccinations.
• Examines captured animals for obvious injuries and transports injured animals.
• Aids in delivering animal brains for rabies examination.
• Conducts animal cruelty and nuisance investigations.
• Explains and enforces animal regulation laws, ordinances, policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Issues warnings or citations for violations and