§ 4-37. Construction; maintenance of animal control shelter; employing, contracting and appointment of animal control supervisor and officers.

(a)

The board may purchase, lease or construct, and may operate and maintain animal control shelters to retain the following:

(1)

Animals at large;

(2)

Any dangerous dog(s) not properly secured or restrained by the owner or keeper;

(3)

Animals that are nuisances, animals having or believed to have rabies or other infectious or contagious diseases;

(4)

Dogs not licensed and inoculated as required by this chapter; or

(5)

Any animal otherwise in violation of this chapter or required by this chapter to be impounded or quarantined.

(b)

The board may employ any person and/or contract with any private nongovernmental humane organization for the operation of animal shelter facilities and animal control responsibilities authorized by this chapter. When the board contracts with any society, association or corporation for the prevention of cruelty to animals to provide animal control and animal shelter services to the county, the contract shall provide for appointment of the entity's animal control supervisor and animal control officers as agents for the purpose of investigating violations of any of the provisions of F.S. ch. 828 and the provisions of this chapter. All animal control officers and supervisors, whether contracted or employed by the board, shall be appointed in the manner required by F.S. § 828.03(2), providing for the appointment of such officers to be approved by the board of county commissioners and a judge of the county or circuit court.

(Code 1979, § 3-4; Ord. No. 006-2006, § 1; Ord. No. 030-2010, § 3 )