Job Summary:
The Animal Control Officer is responsible for enforcing all animal and rabies activities within the City
of Dayton. This position is authorized to drive city vehicles and is considered a safety-sensitive position.
Specific Duties:
- Writes citations for leash law violations
- Patrols the city for stray animals
- Captures animals by the use of trap, snare, catchpole, or any other
departmental authorized equipment
- Investigates complaints about improperly treated animals
- Investigates animals roaming at large whether dispatched or observed
- Investigates dog bite reports
- Responds to calls for service related to animals as directed by the dispatcher or supervisors
- Documents activities with required reports
- Attends training as required
- Collects fines and fees related to animal control activities
- Feeds, waters, and maintains captured animals
- Cleans and sanitizes the animal shelter
- Assists in the euthanasia process for unwanted animals
- Returns animals to proper owners
- Adopts animals to new owners, when possible
- Disposes of deceased animals in a legal manner authorized by the department
- Sets and retrieves traps for citizens who report problems
- Assists with the capture of loose livestock when required
- Performs other related duties as required
Essential Functions:
- Ability to effectively communicate in oral and written communications in English
- Ability to operate commercial telephones and a two-way radio
- Ability to lift, carry, drag, push or pull up to 50 pounds
- Ability to drive, walk and run
- Ability to respond to work with minimal notice for emergencies
- Ability to work with friendly, unfriendly, tame, and wild animals
- Ability to perform duties in all types of weather and lighting conditions
- Ability to operate a police radio, spotlight, cage doors, and gates, rifle, and vehicle
- Ability to work with various chemicals involved in cleaning and sanitizing
Required Education, Degrees, Certificates, and/or Licenses:
- Minimum 21 years of age
- High school diploma for GED
- Texas Department of Health Animal Control Certification, or
- Obtain Texas Department of Health Animal Control Certification within one year of employment or, if schools are unavailable, the next available school exceeding one year
of employment
- Valid Texas Driver’s License
Acceptable Experience and Training:
- Prior experience working with animals preferred
Note:
This job description is intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and actions may change at any time without prior notice.
