Animal Control Scope of Responsibilities

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1	Animal Control Scope of Responsibilities	**Some items may fit in more than one bucket (ex. community cat trapping can fit under community cats or nuisance complaints depending on the situation)
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3		Public Health and Safety	Welfare Complaints	Nuisance complaints/neighbor disputes	Animals in danger	Stray/loose/lost dogs	Law enforcement/first responder assistance	Wildlife	Farmed animals/Exotics	Outreach	Dead animal pick-up	Community Cat Management
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5		Rabies quarantine process oversight	neglect	waste/smell complaints	location is dangerous	Leash law citations	Owner in jail	Transport to clinic	Loose/stray	Deliver supplies	Dispose of dead animals (to onsite or remote disposal facility)	TNR of cats (some or all of the process)
6		Dangerous/viscious dog cases	hoarding	noise complaints	poor condition of animal (Hit by car animals, chronic untreated medical conditions)	Licensing citations	Owner deceased	Euthanasia (suffering)	In danger	Attend events	Pick up dead animals from roadways	Trap and impound sick or injured cats
7		Dog bite cases	cruelty	outdoor cats/colonies	domestic dispute where threats are made against a person or animal	"Sweeps" of loose dogs	Owner in crisis	Bat rabies concern (euthanasia/testing)	Welfare concerns	Transport animals home	Transport dead animals for disposal	Trap and impound healthy cats
8		Dogs posing a risk to public safety	Vet/court-ordered follow up requested		structure fire where animals are present, assisting other first responding agencies	Return animals in field	Homeless owner	Euthanasia (nuisance)	Livestock - transport in and out of state - regulated by most statutes. Humane Slaughter is always a concern.	Microchip		Loan traps to the public or agencies
9		code violations	Intentional Acts of Abuse			Catch/trap of individual loose dogs	Evictions	Relocation	Exotics - pet trade. Welfare concerns at pet stores, breeding facilities, and transport vehicles.	Owner education on care standards
10		Rabies concern specimen preparation and testing (may include decapitation)				Habitual strays	Subject matter expertise on crimes committed against animals. Aid in cultivation of probable cause for search warrants, identify - document - collect paraphernalia in cases involving animals.	Sick/injured assist	Exotics- large permitted exotics - serious public safety concerns. Zanesville, OH for example	Fence building/fixing assistance
11		Zoonosis impacting domestic or livestock species, Animal Control Agencies routinely have to deal with communicable viruses and disease						Rescue from harm and re-release		Deliver food
12		Pet Store, rescue, and other animal entitiy annual or responsive inspections								Provide veterinary intervention (wellness services, spay/neuter, etc...)
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14	OTHER LIKELY AGENCIES POTENTIALLY INVOLVED
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16		Sheriff department	Sheriff department	Code enforcement	Fire department	Police department	Police department	State wildlife agency	Department of Agriculture	Social services agencies	State/local transportation authority	Elected officials
17		Police deparment	Police department	Elected officials	Police department	Sheriff department	Sheriff department	Wildlife rescue	Farm animal sanctuary	Food banks	Code enforcement	Code enforcement
18		Code enforcment	Utilities providers	City and County Law Enforcement	Sheriff department	Elected officials	Constables	State vet	Exotic animal rescue	Schools	Solid Waste Services	Local Spay/Neuter Clinics
19		Stafe law enforcement agency	Social services agencies		Elected officials		Social services agencies	Local rabies authority/health department	Police			Local Humane Society
20		Elected officials	Code enforcement		Emergency Medical Services		District Attorney's Office		Sherriff			Feline Rescue/Caretaker Groups
21		Prosecutors	Elected officials						Highway Patrol
22		State vet	Prosecutors
23		Health department	Judges
24		Local rabies authority	National organizations
25		Fire Department	State vet
26		Emergency Medical Services	College / University
27			All first responding agencies
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