Sec. 22-335. Removal of municipal animal control officer. Complaint against municipal animal control officer.
Sec. 22-335. Removal of municipal animal control officer. Complaint against
municipal animal control officer. Any municipal animal control officer may be removed by the authority which appointed him or by the commissioner, and a successor
may be appointed by such authority or commissioner. Any owner of a dog or cat aggrieved by the taking of such dog or cat by a municipal animal control officer may make
complaint to the appointing authority of such municipal animal control officer or to the
commissioner; and if, upon investigation of the complaint, the authority or the commissioner finds that the municipal animal control officer took the dog or cat otherwise than
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or abused or cruelly treated the dog or
cat, the authority or the commissioner may remove the officer and appoint his successor.
(1949 Rev., S. 3382; 1953, S. 1820d; P.A. 91-59, S. 10; P.A. 93-435, S. 38, 95; P.A. 96-243, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 91-59 replaced reference to "local dog warden" with reference to "municipal animal control officer";
P.A. 93-435 made certain technical and grammatical revisions, effective June 28, 1993; P.A. 96-243 added cats to coverage
of this section.