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13-201. - Animal Services Division.#
The Animal Services Division, is a part of and under the supervision of the Tremonton City Police Department. (1)
Whenever any reference is made to any portion of this Title, such reference applies to all amendments and additions thereto, now or hereinafter made. Each gender includes the other gender. Except where the context clearly suggests otherwise, the singular number includes the plural and the plural, the singular.
(2)
Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon the Animal Services Division, the power shall be exercised or the duty shall be performed by the Animal Services Director and/or the Animal Services Officer, or by any person or organization, its officers, agents, and employees, designated by contract or otherwise to enforce this Title.
13-202. - Power and Authority of Animal Services Officials.#
(1)
The Animal Services Director, or any person employed by the Division as an Animal Services Officer, shall take the oath of office and shall be vested with the power and authority to enforce the provisions of this Title.
(2)
The Director, their deputies, assistants, and Animal Services Officers are hereby authorized and empowered to apprehend and take with them and impound any animal found in violation of this Title; including licensable animals for which no license has been procured in accordance with this Title, or any licensed or unlicensed animals for any other violation thereof.
(3)
To the extent allowed by the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Article I, Section 14 of the Utah Constitution, any Peace Officer, Animal Services Officer, the Director and their assistants are authorized to enter into the open premises of any person to secure, restrain or take possession of any animal which is reasonably deemed by such officer to be in violation of this Title and issue criminal citations and/or notice of violation and stipulations for violations of this Title to the owner, custodian or handler of such animal.
13-203. - Animal Services Officers.#
(1)
The Animal Services Director shall have the powers and duties contained in the Revised Ordinances of Tremonton City.
(2)
Each Division officer shall:
(a)
Enforce the provisions of this Title in all respects pertaining to animal services within the jurisdiction including the care and impounding of animals and prevention of cruelty to animals.
(b)
Carry out all duties prescribed or delegated by the Director.
(3)
The Police Department of Tremonton City may perform the duties of the Animal Services Division.
13-204. - Interfering with Officers Prohibited.#
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and intentionally interfere with the Animal Services Director or any Division Officer or any person or organization, its officers, agents, and employees, designated by contract or otherwise, to enforce this Title, in the lawful discharge of their duties as herein prescribed.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to give or provide false personal identification information to any Animal Services Officer.
(3) Any person convicted of violating this section shall be subject to the fine amount and severity of punishment contained in the City's Consolidated Bail Schedule, adopted by Resolution of the City Council.