5-1-5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR ANIMAL CONTROL CONTRACTORS; ANIMAL SHELTER:

   A.   Animal Care And Control Agencies: The City may contract with one or more third-party animal care and control agencies to provide animal control services on the City's behalf. Any third-party contracted animal care and control agency providing animal control services on the City's behalf is a separate and independent entity from the City, and its employees are not and shall not be deemed to be City employees.

   B.   Animal Shelter: The City may contract with one or more third-party animal shelters to provide humane care on the City's behalf. Any third-party contracted animal shelter providing impoundment and humane care services on the City's behalf is a separate and independent entity from the City, and its employees are not and shall not be deemed to be City employees.

   C.   City Internal Services: Nothing in this chapter precludes the City from internally providing some or all animal care and control services or animal shelter services. The City may also contract with one entity to provide both animal control and animal shelter services.

   D.   Enforcement And Limitations: If the City contracts with an animal care and control agency or animal shelter, it authorizes such agency or shelter to employ and appoint Humane Officers to act on the City's behalf. All Code Compliance Officers and contracted Humane Officers are authorized to seize, remove, and keep in an animal shelter any animal in violation of the provisions of this chapter, title 7, chapter 7, article A of this Code, or the Idaho Code provisions related to animal care and control. Any Code Compliance Officer or Humane Officer, enforcing the provisions of this chapter, title 7, chapter 7, article A of this Code, or the Idaho Code provisions related to animal care and control, shall comply with the same constitutional and statutory restrictions concerning the execution of police powers imposed on law enforcement officers who may enforce this chapter or other criminal laws of the state of Idaho. (Ord. 20-21, 5-11-2021)