Position Description
This position is located in the Pima Animal Care Center, which is open seven (7) days a week.
OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Salary Grade: 38
Enforces state, city, and county animal care laws and ordinances and provides a variety of animal care field services in Pima County.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE WITHOUT COPY OF DIPLOMA OR GED.
Duties/Responsibilities
(Work assignments may vary depending on the department\'s needs and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.)
Enforces state, city and county animal care laws and ordinances governing such issues as dangerous and vicious animals, neglect, cruelty, excessive noise, quarantines, bite incidents, and license and vaccination requirements;
Patrols assigned areas to ensure compliance with animal care regulations and responds to routine and emergency animal care calls;
Controls and restrains potentially dangerous animals;
Assesses reported or observed violations of animal care regulations, makes determinations and takes required action, such as issuing citations and complaints;
Provides field services including capturing domestic and wild animals, dispensing first aid treatment to animals, examining injured and ill animals to select treatment disposition and removing animals from a variety of hazardous situations;
Provides information and education to the public covering a range of animal care topics including laws and ordinance, animal nutrition, behavior, injuries, and common diseases;
Operates and performs operator-level maintenance, servicing and safety inspection of assigned vehicles;
Operates and performs operator-level maintenance for animal care equipment, such as control poles, nets, and traps in capturing animals;
Carries a department authorized self-defense tool at all times while on-duty;
Testifies in court on cases pertaining to animal care issues;
Prepares civil violation animal cases for hearings and court proceedings;
Provides information to attorneys and other authorized persons;
Assists federal, state, city and county commissioned law enforcement officers as required;
Prepares manual and automated records and reports;
Gathers evidence on animal care cases, including photographs, tape recordings, and other information for presentation in court;
Conducts investigations of criminal animal cases and gathers, preserves, and analyzes facts and evidence;
Maintains legal chain-of-custody for evidentiary materials;
May perform animal euthanasia as directed by qualified personnel;
May prepare specimens for rabies analysis;
May dispense medication to animals at direction of qualified personnel;
May calculate and collect fees for animal quarantine, impound and licensing services.
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