GNC.4.11.340 Authority

The department shall have the primary responsibility and the authority to enforce this ordinance, subject to any necessary budgetary approval of the tribal governing board. In addition, the LCO Law Enforcement Department and any other law enforcement department or agency from which the department has sought assistance shall have the authority to enforce this ordinance in the performance of their duties. The authority of the department shall include without limitation to:

(a) contract with or operate, or both animal shelters;

(b) contract with, select, train, hire or retain officers to enforce the provisions of this ordinance;

(c) investigate complaints regarding any animal within the LCO reservation;

(d) issue citations for any violation of this ordinance;

(e) take, confine, impound, quarantine and euthanize any animal found in violation of this ordinance, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance;

(f) use all means reasonably necessary to perform the obligations under this ordinance, including without limitation, to use deadly force against any animal that is reasonably believed to pose an imminent threat to the safety or wellbeing of any person or animal;

(g) periodically conduct "round ups" of all dogs that are running at large or animals not maintained in accordance with this ordinance;

(h) to enter upon any open property, excluding premises, within the LCO reservation while in pursuit of any animal kept, harbored or maintained not in accordance with this ordinance;

(i) declare any animal to be a dangerous animal after investigation, subject to the right of appeal under Section GNC.4.11.390;

(j) issue or refuse to issue permits for wild or exotic animals in accordance with Section GNC.4.11.330, subject to the right of appeal under Section GNC.4.11.390; and

(k) to exercise reasonable discretion and judgment in enforcing and applying any provision of ordinance, including without limitation, electing to waive application of this ordinance to any owner or keeper of any animal within the LCO reservation, if the department is satisfied that such owner or keeper has satisfied a similar requirement of another jurisdiction (for example, a dog or cat is licensed and vaccinated in accordance with Wisconsin law).