Title 6 - Animals
6.16 Enforcement - Penalties
6.16.010 Enforcement of Title.
It is made the duty of the animal control officer, or anyone having the authority of animal control officer, including but not limited to law enforcement officers, to enforce the terms and provisions of this title, and the City Manager or the Police Chief may appoint by and with the consent of the Governing Body some suitable person to be known as an animal control officer, whose duties it shall be to assist in the enforcement of this title and to work under the immediate supervision and direction of the police department. Anyone having the authority of an animal control officer is given the authority to seize any animal found outside the City limits when he/she has reasonable grounds to believe the animal committed any act within the City which is prohibited by the provisions of this title or which subjects the animal to seizure if found within the City. Any private person may, upon signed complaint, bring charges against any owner of a dog, cat, or other warm-blooded animal for the violation of any of the provisions of this title.
(History: Ord. DAC-1311 §25, 85; DAC-697 §17, 72)
Effective on: 1/1/1901
6.16.015 Law Enforcement Canines.
The provisions of this title shall not apply to law enforcement canines owned, kept and maintained by the City of Overland Park, Kansas, for law enforcement purposes nor shall the provisions of this title apply to law enforcement canines brought into the City of Overland Park, Kansas, at the request of the City of Overland Park Police Department for assistance in law enforcement purposes, provided that all law enforcement canines shall be inoculated against rabies as required by Section 6.04.060.
(History: Ord. DAC-1606 §1, 89)
Effective on: 1/1/1901
6.16.020 General Penalties for Violations of Title.
Any person who fails to do anything required by this title or who does anything prohibited by this title is guilty of a violation thereof. Any person convicted of the violation of any provision of this title where a specific penalty is not otherwise prescribed shall be punished as provided in 1.12.010. Each day that any violation of these sections shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
(History: Ord. DAC-1131 §26, 85; DAC-697 §18, 72)
Effective on: 1/1/1901