Article 3. Health and Animal Care Officer
8.3.1. Creation of position.
There is hereby created the position of Health and Animal Care Officer for the City of Bel Aire, Kansas to enforce the Public Health, Sanitation and Animal Code provisions of the City of Bel Aire, Kansas.
(Ord. 58)
8.3.2. Duties.
The duties of the Health and Animal Care Officer are as follows:
A. All of the duties and responsibilities set forth in Chapters 7, 8 and 9 of this Code.
B. In addition thereto the Health and Animal Care Officer is granted law enforcement powers for the purpose of signing complaints and issuing and serving Notices to Appear for Public Health and Sanitation violations.
C. It shall further be the duty of the Health and Animal Care Officer to maintain records on all dogs over three months old and to provide licensing thereof.
D. It shall further be the responsibility of the Health and Animal Care Officer to issue Notices and hold revocation hearings for said dog licensing.
E. It shall further be the duty of the Health and Animal Care Officer of the City of Bel Aire, Kansas, to issue such Notices and hold such hearings as authorized and required for Public Health and Sanitation violations.
F. It shall also be the duty of the Health and Animal Care Officer to monitor violations that occur for which Notices are issued pursuant to Public Health and Sanitation violations.
G. It shall further be the duty of the Health and Animal Care Officer, with the approval of the City Council and after consultation with the City Attorney, to abate any nuisances that shall continue to exist contrary to Chapter 9 of this Code.
(Ord. 58)