Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 3057F – State dog law management
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(a) In order to enforce this subchapter, the Department or a municipality shall authorize the hiring of, or contract for, sufficient animal welfare officers to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 3057F
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Department of Health and Social Services. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 3041F
- Dog: means any dog or dog hybrid. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 3041F
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) All animal welfare officers shall be uniformed and shall be adequately trained, certified, and equipped to enforce the dog control laws and ordinances of the State or any of its political subdivisions, including municipalities.
(c) In addition to animal welfare officers, all police officers may enforce the dog control laws and ordinances of the State or any of its political subdivisions.
77 Del. Laws, c. 428, § ?7; 78 Del. Laws, c. 266, § ?15; 79 Del. Laws, c. 375, § ?1; 80 Del. Laws, c. 248, §§ ?4, 5;