Hesperia Municipal Code Ch. 2.12 Offices of Code

2.12.010 - Code enforcement office and animal control office established—Powers and duties.¶

A. There are established the office of code enforcement and the office of animal control, which offices shall respectively provide for code enforcement and animal control services in the city. All code enforcement and animal control personnel (excluding clerical and administrative support personnel) are authorized to issue citations, i.e., notice to correct and/or notice to appear, to any person violating:

Any ordinance of the city;
Any ordinance or code adopted by ordinance of the city;
Any standing or parking regulation established by the California Vehicle Code.

B. This section does not authorize the arrest or taking into custody of any person, nor does it authorize the carrying or use of any firearm in the performance of duty.

Exception: Animal control officers, the animal control supervisor, and animal control technicians which have completed PC 832 training are specifically authorized to carry and use gas- or air-operated capture guns, either rifle or pistol, to subdue animals which threaten public safety or in the interest of animal welfare.

(Ord. 264 § 2, 1997; Ord. 47 §§ 1, 3, 1989)

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