IGA_-_FY23-28_ENFORCEMENT_-_TOWN_OF_QUEEN_CREEK_(TOWN_AND ATTORNEY SIGNED).PDF

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
MARICOPA COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES
BETWEEN
MARICOPA COUNTY
[Administered by its Animal Care & Control Departmentj
and
THE TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK
THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (“IGA”
or “Agreement”) for Animal
Control Services is entered by and between Maricopa County, a political subdivision of the State
of Arizona, administered by its Animal Care & Control Department (“MCACC”) (collectively
referred to as “County”),
and the TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK (“Town”),
a municipal
corporation of the State of Arizona. The County and Town are collectively referred to as “Parties”
and individually as “Party.” In consideration of the following, the Parties agree as follows:
1.0
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Agreement is to memorialize
the Parties’ rights and
responsibilities regarding the County’s provision of Animal Control Services to the Town.
The Town needs Animal Control Services and desires to enter into this Agreement with
the County to appoint the County as the statutory Enforcement Agent for the City to
administer Animal Control Services, as defined in this Agreement.
2.0
AUTHORITY
2.1
Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) § 11-952 and 11-1013 authorize the County
and Town, as public agencies, to enter IGAs for joint cooperative action, which
includes animal control services;
2.2
A.R.S. § 11-251(47) authorizes the County to make and enforce ordinances for the
protection and disposition of Domestic Animals subject to inhumane, unhealthful,
or dangerous conditions or circumstances;
2.3
A.R.S. § 11-1005(A)(3) and County Ordinance No. P-13, Rabies/Animal Control
(“County Ordinance No. P-13”) authorize the Board of Supervisors to contract with
the Town to enforce the provisions of any Town ordinance enacted for the control
of dogs if the provisions are not specific to breed;
2.4
A.R.S. § 11-201(A) authorizes the Board of Supervisors (“BOS”) to act on behalf
of the County;
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2.5
Pursuant to A.R.S. §
I l-1005(A)(1),
the BOS has designated MCACC as the
“County enforcement agent” to perform animal control services. A.R.S. § 11-1007
authorizes the County enforcement agent to carry out its duties; and,
2.6
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-240 and Section 2-1-2 of the Queen Creek Town Code
(“Town Code”), the Town has authorized the County enforcement agent to act as
the Town Enforcement Agent established in Section 6-2-4 of the Town Code, to
enforce the provisions of Article 6-2, Rabies/Animal Control Leash Law, of the
Town Code.
3.0
TERM: This Agreement is effective on July 1, 2022 (“Effective Date”) and terminates on
June 30, 2027 (collectively, “Term”).
4.0
RENEWAL: The Parties may renew this Agreement up to two successive twelve-month
terms/as many times as desirable, but each extension may not exceed the duration of the
Term (“Renewal”).
5.0
AMENDMENTS: Nothing in this Agreement may be modified or waived except by prior
written amendment, duly executed by authorized signers for Parties. The Parties may renew
or amend this Agreement upon the mutual written agreement signed by authorized signers
for the Parties.
6.0
DEFINITIONS
6.1
The Definitions
at A.R.S. § 11-1001
and Town Code § Chapter 6 are hereby
incorporated
into this Agreement and shall be capitalized when used in this
Agreement. In the event the County and Town definitions
conflict, the County
definitions
shall control.
Additionally,
the following
terms are used in this
Agreement.
6.2
Aggressive Dog:
Any dog that has bitten a person or domestic animal without
provocation or that has a known history of attacking persons or domestic animals
without provocation.
6.3
Animal: Refers to dogs but may also include cats that have bitten a human.
6.4
Animal At-Large: A dog that is not contained by an enclosure or physically
restrained by a leash.
6.5
Animal Control Ordinance: Laws set forth by A.R.S. Title 11, ordinances adopted
by Maricopa County for unincorporated Maricopa County, and ordinances adopted
by Town contracted with County to provide Animal Control Services.
6.6
Animal Control Facilities:
Refers to the County Animal Pounds established
pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-1013.
6.7
Animal ControlServices: Services provided by County that have been contracted
and approved by the Town and the County. Animal Control Services includes the
following services performed within the response periods prescnbed in Appendix B:
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6.7.1
control or impound of Animals (dogs) At-Large;
6.7.2
enforcement of licensing and rabies vaccination laws and ordinances; and
6.7.3
rabies surveillance and impound of Animals who have bitten a human.
6.8
Bite Animal At-Large: An Animal that has bitten a human.
6.9
Confined Stray: Any dog that has been found roaming at large and the primary finder
has taken into their private home or business for the purpose of confinement at the
County Pound.
6.10
County Observed Holidays: Refers to the County holidays listed on the County
Clerk of Court website.
6.11
Domestic Animal: As defined at A.R.S. § 11-251(47), an animal kept as a pet and
not primarily for economic purposes.
6.12
EnforcementAgent: AsdefinedatA.R.S. § 11-1001(4), the person in eachCounty
who is responsible for the enforcement of the animal control statutes and any rules
adopted pursuant to those statutes.
6.13
Limited Operation Hours: Refersto the hours of 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. seven (7) days a
week except County Observed Holidays.
Restricted access available to police and
fire needing assistance with Priority
1 activities. Not intended for general public
access. Communication police line is direct service dispatcher to dispatcher.
6.14
Normal Hours of Ope ration: Refers to the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a
week except County Observed Holidays.
6.15
Owner: As defined in A.R. S. § 11-1001(10), any person keeping an animal other than
livestock for more than six consecutive days.
6.16
Priority 1 Dispatch: Request for service from the police or fire departments or
calls from the public involving a Bite Animal At-Large.
6.17
Priority 2 Dispatch: Request for service involving an Animal At-Large on school
property while school is in session, Aggressive Dog(s), or, if the dog is reported to
have any type of injury or sickness, Stray Dogs in imminent harm. May include
lower level calls for service that require immediate attention based on the situation.
6.18
Priority 3 Dispatch: Request for service to impound stray dogs confined by the
primary finder, at a private home or business or bite cases that have not just
occurred to investigate and/or advise quarantine.
6.19
Priority 4 Dispatch:
Request for service to enforce license or leash laws. The
location ofthe dog and dog owner is known, and a violation witnessed and reported
for investigation of leash law.
6.20
Primary Finder:
Person who has located and confined a stray dog and has taken
the dog into their private home or business for purposes of confinement at County
Animal Control Facilities.
6.21
Response Time:
The time within which the County will respond to a call for
service which varies based on the time of the call and the priority assigned to the
call.
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6.22
Stray Dog: Means any dog three months of age or older running at-large that is not
wearing a valid license tag.
6.23
Sick or Injured:
A stray dog which has been reported to have some type of injury
or suffering from some type of illness.
This can include but is not limited to hit by
a car, limping, suffering from heat related issues.
6.24
Third Party:
A person or group, not under contract with the County or other
municipality, that receives from the primary finder, traps, picks up, and/or confines
for any period of time, Animals from another. For example, veterinarians and
citizen groups who receive Animals from others are Third Parties under this
Agreement. Businesses contracted by government jurisdictions to provide Animal
Control Services are not Third Parties under this Agreement.
7.0
COUNTY RESPONSIBILITIES
The County agrees to:
7.1
Provide Animal Control Services to the Town, as defined and further prescribed in
Appendix B.
7.2
Submit invoices quarterly for Animal Control Services provided.
7.3
Ifthe Town changes its ordinance, the County may at its option, decline to enforce
the changes to the ordinance or enter a written amendment adding enforcement of
such changes, which may include modification of service and additional payment
terms.
8.0
TOWN RESPONSIBILITIES
The Town agrees to:
8.1
Pay the County for Animal Control Services performed under this Agreement in
accordance with Appendix A of this Agreement. The Town will submit payment
to County within thirty (30) days of receiving an invoice.
8.2
Notify the County of Town ordinance changes to Article 6-2 of the Town Code no
later than 90 days prior to the effective date of the change.
9.0
RECORDS
9.1
At minimum,
the Parties shall keep the following records under this Agreement
(“Records”):
9.1.1
Intake counts;
9.1.2
Electronic impound records;
9.1.3
Documentation of Town attempts to return Animal to owner;
9.1.4
All documentation related to dog licenses;
9.1.5
All documentation related to rabies;
9.1.6
All documentation related to Immigration, E-Verify, and compliance
with paragraph 20 of this Agreement; and
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9.1.7
Any other books, accounts, reports, files, or other documents related to
this Agreement required under law.
9.2
The Town will have access to County dog licensing data through a web portal, calls
to the animal control facility, and by email.
9.3
The Parties shall retain records in accordance with their applicable retention rules
and policies.
The County shall retain records in accordance with the County
Records Management policy, A2101. The Town shall retain records in accordance
with the Town’s standard record retention policies.
9.4
The Parties waive their respective public records procedure for obtaining Records,
including when using the web portal, phone calls, or emails for licensing data.
9.5
The Parties shall have full access to, and the right to examine, copy, and make use
of, all Records relevant to this Agreement no later than ten (10) business days from
the date of request.
9.6
The Parties acknowledge some Records may be protected from disclosure under
Arizona law. The Parties shall consult with counsel prior to disclosing.
10.0
REPORTING: The County shall provide the Town with quarterly routine statistical and/or
management reports which provide the following information: the number of calls, the date
and time the call was received, incident address or area, descriptor (stray/dangerous), and
disposition of the call concerning the services provided pursuant to this Agreement.
11.0
FINANCING: The Town will pay for the impounding and quarantining activities under
this Agreement pursuant to the fees and costs schedules in Appendices A and B to this
Agreement.
12.0
NON-APPROPRIATION: Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, every
payment obligation of the Town under this Agreement is conditioned upon the availability
of funds appropriated and allocated for the payment of such obligation. If funds are not
appropriated, allocated and available or if the appropriation is changed by the appropriating
body resulting in funds no longer being available for the continuance of this Agreement,
this Agreement may be terminated by the County at the end of the period for which funds
are available.
No liability shall accrue to the Town or County in the event this provision
is exercised, and neither Party shall be obligated or liable for any future payments or for
any damages due to termination under this paragraph.
13.0
AUDITS
13.1
Each Party may audit and inspect the other Party’s work to verify compliance with
this Agreement.
13.2
All Records shall be subject at all reasonable times to inspection and audit by either
Party for five years after completion of the Agreement.
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13.3
The owner of the Records shall produce the requested Records in accordance with
this Agreement.
13.4
Each Party, prior to conducting an audit, must give sixty (60) calendar days’ notice
to the other Party. Notice shall be given as provided in section 14.0.
14.0
NOTICE: Whenever written notice is required or permitted under this Agreement, such
notice shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given if personally delivered or deposited
in the United States mail in a properly stamped envelope
— certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested
— or electronically mailed, addressed to:
MARICOPA COUNTY
Maricopa County Animal Care & Control
Shelter and Field Operations
do Al Aguinaga
2500 S 27th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85009
(602) 506-2766
cc:
Maricopa County Animal Care & Control
do Kristi McMahon
2500 S. 27th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85009
(602) 506-5100
TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK
Town of Queen Creek
do John Kross
Town Manager
22358 S Ellsworth Rd
Queen Creek, AZ 85142
John.Kross@queencreekaz.gov
(480) 358-3905
cc:
Town of Queen Creek
Public Safety Building
do Randy Brice, Chief of Police
20727 E. Civic Parkway
Queen Creek, AZ 85142
Randy.Brice@queencreekaz.gov
(480) 358-3535
15.0
TERMINATION
15.1
Any Party may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause by giving ninety
(90) days’ written notice in compliance
with the Notice requirements of this
Agreement in section 14. The County may terminate the Agreement immediately
upon discovery that the life, health, or safety of an animal or person is in jeopardy
because of the actions or inaction of the Town. The failure of the Town to provide
requested information
on
a bite
incident,
attack incident,
and/or stray hold
constitute[s] the jeopardy of life, health, and safety of an animal and person and is
grounds for immediate termination.
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15.2
Pursuant to the provisions
of A.R.S. § 38-511, either Party may cancel this
Agreement without penalty or obligation, if any person significantly involved in
the initiating, negotiating, securing, drafting, or creating this Agreement on behalf
ofthe terminating Party is at any time while the Agreement or any extension thereof
is in effect an employee of the other party to the Agreement in any capacity with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
15.3
In the event of non-payment by Town, this Agreement shall terminate as of the date
of last payment received and County obligations
hereunder shall immediately
cease.
15.4
Upon termination of this Agreement, all property involved will revert to the owner.
Termination will not relieve any Party from liabilities
or costs afready incurred
under this Agreement, nor affect any ownership pursuant to this Agreement. Any
Eligible
Animals
still
in the custody of the County at the termination of this
Agreement will become the property of the Town at the end of the hold period
established by statute and will be governed by this Agreement.
16.0
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: The Town is an independent contractor, including
the Town’s employees, agents, and subcontractors. Nothing in this Agreement will be
construed to create any parthership, joint venture, or employment relationship between the
Parties or create any employer-employee relationship between a Party and the employees
of the other Party. Neither Party will be liable for any debts, accounts, obligations, or other
liabilities whatsoever of the other.
17.0
SUBCONTRACTING: The Town shall not subcontract or assign any responsibility
or
portion of this Agreement to a subcontractor without the prior, express, written consent of
the County. The County reserves the right to reject a subcontractor if the County determines
the subcontractor fails to comply with any term of this Agreement or if the County
determines the subcontractor does not pass a background check or fails any other criteria
related to the health or safety of Animals and employees.
18.0
ASSIGNMENT: This Agreement shall not be assigned, in whole or in part, without the
prior written consent of the Parties, and any assignment in contravention of this provision
shall be null and void.
19.0
NONDISRCIMINATION: The Parties agree to comply with all applicable state and
federal laws, rules,
regulations
and executive
orders governing
equal employment
opportunity,
immigration,
nondiscrimination,
including the Americans with Disabilities
Act, and affirmative action.
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20.0
IMMIGRATION; E-VERIFY: To the extent applicable under A.R.S. § 41-4401, the
Parties warrant compliance, on behalf ofthemselves and all subcontractors, with all federal
immigration laws and regulations relating to their employees, and, compliance with the E
Verify requirements under A.R.S. § 23-214(A).
Any Party’s breach of the above-
mentioned warranty shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement and the non-
breaching Party may terminate this Agreement. The Parties retain the legal right to inspect
the papers of any other Party to ensure that the Party is complying
with the above-
mentioned warranty under this Agreement.
21.0
INDEMNIFICATION: To the fullest extent permitted under Arizona law, each Party and
its departments, agencies, boards, commissions, officers, officials, agents, employees, and
volunteers (as “Indemnitor”) agrees to indemnify, defend and hold hannless the other Party
and its departments, agencies, boards, commissions, officers, officials, agents, employees,
and volunteers (as “Indemnitee”), from and against any and all claims, actions, liabilities,
damages,
losses,
costs, or expenses (including
court costs,
attorneys’
fees, claim
processing) (collectively, “Claims”) arising out of bodily or personal injury of any person
(including death) or tangible or intangible property damage, in whole or in part, by the
negligent or willful acts or omissions of Indemnitor.
This indemnity includes any claim or
amount arising out of or recovered under the Workers’ Compensation Jaw. It is the specific
intention of the Parties that the Indemnitee shall, in all instances, except for Claims arising
solely from the negligent or willful acts or omissions of the Indemnitee, be indemnified by
the Indemnitor against all Claims. it is agreed that the Town will be responsible for primary
loss investigation, defense, and judgment costs where this indemnification
is applicable.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as consent to any suit or waiver of any
defense in a suit brought against the County or the Town in any State or Federal Court
arising from the negligent or willful acts or omissions of the Parties.
22.0
DISPUTE RESOLUTION: In the event a dispute under this Agreement arises between
the Parties, the Parties will follow this process:
22.1
The Parties will meet and confer in person about the issue. The Parties will make
their best efforts to reach a resolution at this meeting.
22.2
If the Parties are unable to resolve the conflict after the in-person meeting, within
ten (10) business days after the meeting, the Party raising the issue shall prepare a
written conflict report and deliver to the other/receiving Party for a response. The
conflict
report shall
include,
at minimum,
a section
summarizing
relevant
background, an issue statement, and a proposed solution. The receiving Party shall
prepare and deliver a written response within ten (10) business days from the date
of receipt of the conflict report.
22.3
If the Parties cannot resolve the issue after assessing the conflict report and
response, the Parties shall once again meet and confer in person to discuss the
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conflict report and response and try to resolve the issue. The Parties shall make
their best efforts to reach a resolution at this meeting.
22.4
If the Parties are still unable to reach a resolution, the Parties may seek resolution
through mediation/arbitration.
The Parties may provide the conflict report and
response to the arbitrator to aid in resolution. The Parties shall select a mutually
acceptable third-party as arbitrator. Each party shall bear its own arbitration fees,
attorneys’ fees, and costs.
23.0
PARTIAL PERFORMANCE: The failure of either Party to insist in any one or more
instances upon the full and complete performance of any of the terms of this Agreement
shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of the right to insist upon full and
complete performance of the same, or any other term, either in the past or in the future.
24.0
FORCE MAJEURE: Neither Party shall be responsible
for delays
or failures in
performance resulting
exclusively
from unanticipated,
unpreventable,
uncontrollable,
exceptional, and overwhelming events or acts. This includes acts or events of nature, such
as fires, pandemics, floods, hurricanes, monsoons, tornadoes, or communication
line or
power failures;
and, acts or events of people, such as riots, wars, and governmental
regulations imposed after the fact.
25.0
INSURANCE: The Parties agree to secure and maintain sufficient insurance coverage for
all risks that may arise out of the terms, obligations, operations, and actions as set forth in
this Agreement, including but not limited to public entity insurance.
The acquisition of
insurance or the maintenance and operation of a self-insurance program may fulfill the
insurance requirement.
26.0
APPLICABLE LAW: Each Party shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances,
Executive Orders, rules, regulations, standards, and codes of the Federal and State whether
or not specifically referenced herein.
27.0
VENUE; CHOICE OF LAW
27.1
The proper venue for any proceeding
arising from this Agreement shall be
Maricopa County, Arizona. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with
and be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona.
27.2
This Agreement and all obligations
imposed on the Parties arising under this
Agreement shall be subject to any limitations
of budget law or other applicable
local law or regulations. No term in this Agreement shall be construed to relieve
the Parties of any obligations or responsibilities imposed on Parties by law. This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona.
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28.0
HEADINGS: Sections and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
29.0
ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement contains all the terms and conditions agreed
to by the Parties. No other understanding, oral or otherwise, regarding the subject matter
of this Agreement shall be deemed to exist or to bind any of the Parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned represent and warrant that he/she is duly authorized
to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of each Party and that this Agreement is binding
on said Party in accordance with its terms.
The Parties enter into this Agreement as of the
Effective Date, as defined in Section 3.0 of this Agreement (Term):
MARICOPA County
TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK
Gail Barney, Mayor
Town of Queen Creek
liOti.
Date
Attest:
Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board
Date
Attest:
Maria
n4lez, 1)vn of (J)en Creek Clerk
/Ju’/?2z.
Date
Approved as to Form:
Undersigned counsel has reviewed the foregoing Agreement pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-952 (D) and
has determined it is in proper form and within the powers and authority granted under the laws of
this state to the County and Town.
Scott A. Holcomb
7
Attorney for Town of Queen Creek
Karen Hartman-Tellez,
Maricopa County Deputy Attorney
//q22
Date
By:
Jack Sellers, Chairman
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Date
I
Date
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APPENDIX A
COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR
ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES
1.
County Service Level:
Animal Control Services
2.
Service Cost for Initial Term:
$41,113
For the initial year of this Agreement, the Town agrees to pay the County $41,113.
Thereafter,
the Town shall pay the County those fees approved by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
in accordance with a formula developed by MCACC, which require full recovery of the County’ s
direct and indirect costs.
1
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for Initial
Mileage
Mileage
Calls foi
Trucks, Technology
Horns Spent
(ACC to
Federal
Servite (CFS)
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in the Field
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Reimbursement
$68/call
on % on Field Calls
on Calls
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Rate 585
across all Town
8l 06/hour
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APPENDIX B
SERVICES
1.
The County, as the appointed Enforcement Agent, shall be responsible for and enforce the
Animal Control Ordinance for the Town. See Appendix D.
2.
Minimum Staffing:
Staffing will be sufficient to respond to ninety percent (90%) of
service requests within the period prescribed below
3.
Response Times:
The County will respond during Normal Hours of Operation.
On
average, County staff will arrive at the scene of a reported service request within the time
prescribed below based on the service classification and driver safety conditions:
Priority
1
1 hour
Priority 2
2 hours
Priority 3
48 hours
Priority 4
72 hours
**See Appendix C for call for service types by priority.
4.
Response Time during Limited Operations Hours: The County wifi only act on Priority
1
and 2 calls for service during Limited Operation Hours and only when the requesting police agency
agrees to remain on scene for the duration of the time needed to handle the call for service. The
County will not respond to priority 3 or 4 calls for service after 3pm until the commencement of
the next Normal Hours of Operation. The response time for Limited Operations Hours will be two
(2) hours maximum.
The response time could be longer should a higher priority call for service
be received. The choice to respond to higher priority calls is at the discretion of the County.
5.
The County shall not respond to scenes involving
owned animals
being
seized or
impounded as a part of a police function related to neglect, abuse, abandonment, arrests, crime
scene investigations, fire scenes, or any situation where the law enforcement officer has seized an
owned animaL The County will not respond to citizen response requests for abuse, neglect, or
cruelty of animals.
6.
Law enforcement agencies needing assistance in accordance with this IGA can call the
County Field Dispatch non-public phone line (602-506-1309) to request general assistance during
Normal Hours of Operation and after 5pm for Priority
1 or 2 calls.
The decision to respond is
based on the information provided to staffat the time of the request. The County reserves the right
to respond to non-emergency requests at the beginning of the next Normal Hours of Operation.
7.
While the County is closed for business on all County Observed Holidays, the County
reserves the right to provide limited response times from 7am to 10 pm on County observed
holidays. The police only line will be staffed for Priority
1 calls for service from 7am to 10pm on
County Holidays.
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8.
The County shall provide lost and found service from 8am to 5pm seven (7) days per week
to allow for citizens to report found and lost dogs at (602) 372-4598.
This service will not be
provided during the holiday coverage prescribed in Paragraph 7.
9.
The County shall provide call center services during Normal Hours of Operation and 24-
hour online services for citizens to report animal control issues, conduct licensing transactions,
and ask general animal control questions. Call center services will not be provided during the
holidays prescribed in Paragraph 7.
10.
The County at its discretion may pick up dogs from Third Parties.
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APPENDIX C
PRIORITY CLASSIFICATIONS
Priority I
Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Priority 0
- Other
1 hour or less
2 hours
48 hours
72 hours
by appointment
Officer needs
Aggressive or
On duty municipal
Area check no
Vicious animal
Maricopa County
assistance:
menacing animal
employees, not
aggression
petition
Constables or
police/fire/animal
at large imminent
LEO
Public Fiduciary
control officer,
safely hazard
Officer on scene
Animal bite
Animal in trap
Bite investigation
Leash Law
Court appearance
Kennel permit
running at large!
Jy check/Trap
or follow up
or delivery
inspections
imminent safety
Pick up
investigation
hazard within last
hour
Animal at large on
Sick or injured
Confined stray dog
Third Party Pick-
.
Canvassing
school grounds.
stray
at business or
ups
(school in session)
home
does not include
colleges
Attack which has
Officer needs
Attack older than 3
Barking dog
Public Information
taken place in the
assistance:
hours. Animal bite
Booth
last hour, dog still
police/fire/animal
investigations
at large and
control officer,
follow up second
possess
Officer not on
sequence
immediate threat
scene
Attack within the
Dog confined on
Kennel Permit
last 3 hours dog
school grounds
still at large
Will show
Admin duties
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APPENDIX D
TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK ORDINANCE
Dog not permitted at large
&2-9A
Dog not permitted at large public
6-2-9C
Failure to License
6-2-5D
Unlawful Interference
6-2-13
Failure to Wear
6-2-9B
Removal from Impound
6-2-14
Failure to Quarantine
6-2-1 1A
Kennel Permit
6-2-6H
Unlawful Keeping
6-2-15
Vicious
6-2-liE
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