Animal Control Officer I - G116 - Columbus Consolidated Government

This position is responsible for enforcing local, state, and federal animal control laws and ordinances.

• Responds to complaints from citizens, law enforcement agencies, and veterinarians concerning stray, sick, or dangerous animals; conducts investigations to determine possible violations.
• Interprets animal welfare ordinances to the public; participates in educational programs and community services.
• Patrols county for code violations; enforces compliance by issuing warnings or court citations; provides services as needed.
• Prosecutes and provides expert testimony in local or state court for code violations.
• Performs administrative duties; completes reports of bites, warnings and citations, quarantines, and use of controlled drugs.
• Captures, transports and impounds sick, injured, trapped, or vicious domestic and wild animals; performs animal care duties including feeding animals and maintaining kennels, observes and diagnoses injured or sick animals; euthanizes animals as necessary.
• Maintains assigned vehicle and equipment; disinfects vehicle cages.
• Works with State Rabies Control Officer regarding quarantined animals.
• Maintains and employs departmental weapons.
• Provides security for city owned cemeteries.
• Cleans and maintains the Animal Resource Center facility including cat rooms, floors, quarantine and sick areas, annex area, inside and outside runs, aquariums, and walkways.
• Evaluates animals for adoption possibilities, euthanasia decisions, and holding times; checks all animals for microchipping; contacts owners.
• Assists customers regarding missing or lost animals and adoption possibilities.
• Dispatches and responds to radio calls from field officers.
• Transports animals to euthanasia area; prepares animals for euthanasia; prepares and administers chemicals; determines death of animals; prepares carcass for disposal.
• Processes animals for adoption.
• Assists veterinarian by advising him or her concerning injured and sick animals.
• Exercises animals; works with aggressive animals.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.