Statute 47-1711: Dog warden; license as or employment by animal dealer or pet
shop operator prohibited; record of taking custody and disposition.
An animal control officer shall not
be granted an animal distributor's,
retail breeder's, hobby breeder's or a pet shop
operator's license. Each application for any such license shall include a
statement that
neither the
applicant nor any of the applicant's employees is
an animal control officer. An animal control officer,
upon
taking custody of any animal in the course of such officer's
official duties, shall
immediately make a record which shall include the color, breed, sex,
approximate weight and other description of the animal, the reason for
seizure, the location of seizure, the owner's name and address, if known,
the animal license number, and any other identification number. Complete
information relating to the disposition of the animal shall be shown on the
record; this shall be added immediately following the disposition of the
animal.
History: L. 1972, ch. 201, § 11;
L. 1996, ch. 151, § 14; July 1.