Article 5 — Duties of Sheriff

The Sheriff or designee of the Health Officer shall maintain public office hours necessary to efficiently administer the applicable provisions of this chapter, and amendments thereto, and shall perform the following duties:

(a)

Receive initial reports of animal bites and investigate the same;

(b)

Complete animal bite investigation report forms and issue quarantine notices where applicable;

(c)

Quarantine and release reported biting animals; enforce quarantine regulations as set forth by the Health Officer;

(d)

Forward, when requested, initial and completed copies of the animal bite report form to the Health Officer; and

(e)

Issue citations to appropriate persons when violations of the provisions of this chapter or regulations pertaining thereto are brought to his attention.

(§ I, Ord. 07-05, eff. February 15, 2007)