Chapter 2 - Administration and Enforcement

Part of the City Ordinances of Kaysville, UT.

Local law · Updated September 11, 2026 · 1,278 sections

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15-2-1 - Animal Control Department Created.#

The Davis County Commission has created the Davis County Animal Care and Control Department for the purpose of resolving animal related disputes in the unincorporated areas of Davis County, and by contract with participating cities within the boundaries of Davis County. The department shall participate in the licensing of dogs, impounding of all varieties of domestic animals and the disposing of the same.

15-2-2 - Animal Control Director Appointed.#

There is created the position of Davis County Animal Control Director for the purpose of supervising the animal care and control program, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, the licensing of dogs, resolving animal related disputes as well as managing the operation of the Davis County Animal Shelter. The director shall work under the direction of the Commission, and shall be delegated certain duties and responsibilities from time to time as determined by the Board of Davis County Commissioners.

15-2-3 - Duties of Director.#

The Animal Control Director shall have the following duties and responsibilities: 1.

The director shall see that taxes and licenses imposed by this Title are collected and properly distributed.

The director shall supervise the collection of carcasses of all dead dogs and cats from the streets of participating communities, and shall supervise the delivery of them together with the carcasses of all animals put to death at the animal control shelter, as hereinafter provided, to the place designated by the Davis County Board of Commissioners.

The director shall keep an accurate account of all moneys collected by the department and from whom all fees are collected from the sale of licenses, and all other services rendered by himself or herself or his or her employees, and deliver the funds to the Davis County Auditor as set forth in the County financial policy.

The director shall supervise the keeping of a register showing the breed, sex and color of each animal impounded, the date and reason for such impounding and the disposition of each impounded animal.

The director shall supervise the animal shelter and keep the same in a sanitary and orderly condition.

The director shall supervise the animal control officers and other agents and employees of the Animal Control Department.

The director shall review the unresolved claims, grievances, or complaints regarding the administration and enforcement of this Title; the interpretation and application of the provisions of this Title; and the actions of the personnel of the department at the request of a citizen submitting the claim, grievance, or complaint.

15-2-4 - Animal Control Officers Power and Authority.#

The Animal Control Director or any person employed by the Animal Control Department as an animal control officer shall take the oath of office as prescribed by the County Commission, and shall be vested with the power and authority to enforce this Title.

The Animal Control Director, assistants, and animal control officers are authorized and empowered to apprehend and take with them and impound any animal found in violation of this Title, and all other duties prescribed in the enforcement of this Title.

In the performance of their duties, the animal control officers are hereby vested with the power and authority of that office within the Animal Control Department. Badges of authority shall be issued by the Animal Control Director, officers having received and been sworn to the oath of office by the Clerk of Davis County.

Animal control officers shall be special function officers and shall have the powers and authority as provided in Section 53-13-105, Utah Code, as that Section exists or may be subsequently amended.

15-2-5 - Animal Shelter.#

The Davis County Commission shall provide suitable premises and facilities to be used as a County animal control shelter wherein impounded animals can be adequately kept. Davis County shall also purchase and supply adequate food for all impounded animals.

15-2-6 - Investigation and Enforcement.#

Animal control officers and peace officers may enter upon privately owned property to investigate reports of vicious animals, cruelty to animal cases, rabies and other contagious animal diseases, and to investigate alleged or reasonably suspected violations of the provisions of this Title and to enforce the provisions of this Title.

In the enforcement of this Title, all peace officers, animal control officers, and employees of the department are authorized to enter onto the open premises of any property to take possession of any animal in violation, or for which there is reasonable cause to believe, is in violation of this Title or for the protection of any person.

15-2-7 - Interfering with Officers Prohibited.#

It is unlawful for any person to knowingly and intentionally interfere with the director or any animal control officer in the lawful discharge of his or her duties as prescribed in this Title.

15-2-8 - Applicability of Procedure for All Peace Officers.#

The foregoing provisions of this Title shall govern all peace officers in issuing citations for violations of this Title, but the procedure prescribed in this Title shall not otherwise be exclusive of any other method prescribed by law for the arrest and prosecution of a person for offense of like grade.

15-2-9 - Citations.#

An animal control officer and/or a peace officer is authorized to issue a criminal citation to any person upon a charge of violating any provision of this Title.

The form of the citation, and proceedings to be handled with respect to that citation, shall conform to the provisions of the Utah Code of Criminal Procedure, as set forth in Title 77, Chapter 7, Utah Code, as that chapter exists or may be subsequently amended.

15-2-10 - Notice of Violations and Stipulation.#

In the event of a violation of this Title, an animal control officer at the discretion of the officer may, in lieu of issuing a criminal citation and with the consent of the person charged with the violation, issue a notice of violation and stipulation, provided that the person charged signs the notice and stipulation.

The notice of violation and stipulation shall state and describe:

The violation, the pertinent sections of this Title, an acceptable remedy, and a compliance date by which the person charged must comply with the remedial requirement;

That the person charged waives all rights to contest the charge and the right to a trial or hearing on the charge;

The amount of any administrative fee to be paid by the person charged to the department;

That the person charged is not required to sign the notice and stipulation but that the refusal or failure of the person charged to sign the notice and stipulation, pay the administrative fee, comply with the remedial requirement by the stated compliance date may result in either the issuance of a criminal citation to the person charged, or, at the option of the director, enforcement of the stipulation in court.

The notice of violation, when signed by the person charged, constitutes a contractual stipulation to resolve the violation which may be enforced in court.

The issuance of a notice of violation in lieu of a criminal citation is intended to provide an equitable method for resolving violations administratively with the consent of the person charged.

15-2-11 - Administrative Conference.#

In lieu of issuing a criminal citation and in an attempt to resolve disputes or situations, the director may, at his or her option, conduct an informal conference with the person charged and attempt to resolve the issue by a settlement agreement. The conference shall not be open to the public and no third party intervention or recording of the conference shall be permitted unless the person and director both agree otherwise.

When good cause appears, the director may allow a deviation from this procedure as part of a settlement agreement if it is determined that strict compliance with the procedures is impractical, unnecessary, not in the best interests of all concerned, or that justice may be better furthered by such deviation. The director shall state the good cause and the reasons for the deviation in the settlement agreement.

If an action is commenced in court, whether civil or criminal, regarding the matter, then this procedure shall not be available.

Any settlement agreement shall be in writing signed by the person who would otherwise be charged and the director.

15-2-12 - Review Process.#

If the citizen does not accept the findings and conclusions of the director, the director may consult with or refer the matter to the County Commissioner responsible for overseeing the department for review; providing that the Commissioner is willing to undertake that review.