§ 4-3. Powers and duties of county enforcement agent.

(a)

The county enforcement agent shall:

(1)

Enforce the provisions of this chapter, the regulations promulgated thereunder and municipal ordinances which the board of supervisors has contracted to enforce.

(2)

Issue citations for the violations of the provisions of this chapter, the regulations promulgated thereunder and municipal ordinances which the board of supervisors has contracted to enforce. The procedure for the issuance of notices to appear shall be as provided for peace officers in A.R.S. § 13-3903, except that the county enforcement agent shall not make an arrest before issuing the notice.

(b)

The issuance of citations pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of A.R.S. § 13-3899.

(c)

The county enforcement agent may designate deputies.

(d)

For the purpose of discharging the duties imposed, and to enforce its provisions, any agent of the county or any police officer, is empowered to enter upon any premises upon which a dog is kept or harbored and to demand the exhibition by the owner of such an animal of the license for such an animal.

(e)

It is further provided that any agent of the county may enter the premises where any animal is kept in a reportedly cruel or inhumane manner and demand to examine such animal and to take possession of such an animal when, in his opinion, it requires humane treatment.

(f)

No person shall interfere with, hinder or molest any agent of the county enforcement agent in the performance of any duty of such agent or seek to release any animal in the custody of the agent, except as herein provided.

(g)

It shall be the duty of the county enforcement agent and his deputies to keep, or cause to be kept, accurate and detailed records or the licensing, impoundment and disposition of all animals coming into its custody.

(h)

It shall be the duty of the county enforcement agent and his deputies to keep, or cause to be kept, accurate and detailed records of all bite cases reported to it, and its investigation of them.

(i)

It shall be the duty of the county enforcement agent and his deputies to keep, or cause to be kept, accurate and detailed records of all monies belonging to the county, which records shall be open to inspection at reasonable times by such persons responsible for similar records of the county, and shall be audited by the county annually in the same manner as other county records are audited.

( Ord. No. 1994-01 , art. II, § 2, 11-15-1994)

State law reference

Powers and duties of county enforcement agent, A.R.S. § 11-1007.