6.02.020 Authorized Agents May Perform Duties.
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Wherever a power is granted to or a duty imposed upon the Sheriff, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a Deputy of the Sheriff or by an authorized agent of Pierce County, deputized by the Sheriff.
A. The animal control authority shall be a division of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department. The duly elected Sheriff of Pierce County shall be the director of the animal control authority.
B. The animal control authority is authorized to enforce the provisions of the Pierce County Code and the laws of the State of Washington as they pertain to animals.
C. All animal control officers must be special deputies commissioned by the Pierce County Sheriff.