Animal Control

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Martin Nicholas
Chief of Police

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OBJECTIVES: Animal regulation is for the licensing, control, and sheltering of dogs. It provides the citizens with a quieter and more healthy environment through a reduction in the number of dogs that run at large, and assurance that the dogs have been vaccinated for rabies. The control of other animals from being a health and safety nuisance is another charge of this activity.
LEVEL OF SERVICE: To license by the police dispatcher approximately 400 dogs which assures current rabies vaccination and identification. To have patrol services available by the current police and some paid reserve personnel to issue approximately 75 citations for various animal control ordinance violations, to have available the animal control officer to remove stray dogs that have been confined and to maintain the City pound facilities. During the year animals will be impounded until either claimed or destroyed. As requested by citizens, animal complaints will be investigated and calls for service will be followed through.