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Betty Lynn Lee Broward County General Counsel Fort Lauderdale

QUESTION:

Do animal control agents appointed pursuant to s. 828.03, F. S., have the authority to issue citations or notices to appear to alleged violators of the animal control law?

SUMMARY:

Animal control agents appointed by a county under s. 828.03, F. S., have no powers to take custody of the owner of a neglected or cruelly treated animal, to arrest such owner for a criminal violation, to issue notices to appear in lieu of physical arrest, or to serve notices in the nature of civil process upon such owner in connection with animal…