Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following: • Responds to citizen's complaints and enforces local and state laws concerning animal control; • Captures, restrains, and impounds animals; • Follows-up on bite cases; • Euthanizes animals as needed; • Prepares and maintains accurate records (including, but not limited to drugs logs), and reports of activities, incidents, and offenses; • Maintains inventories of equipment, materials, and supplies required to support daily operations; • Works closely with the public and gives suggestions or advice on problems and care relating to animals; • Prepares and transports animal remains for testing to the Rabies Lab in cases of suspect rabid animals; • Issues citations for violations of County and/or State animal ordinances and regulations; • Testifies as an expert witness in court for animal cruelty cases; • Ensures that animals in custody are maintained in a healthy and sanitary environment as required by state laws and the liabilities incurred with the seizure of personal property; • Inputs data into shelter software; • Computes fees and issues receipts to owners claiming animals; • Maintains, fuels, and services vehicles; • Performs other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills and/or ability Providing mature, experienced judgments during potentially hostile situations as well as regarding the legal and technical aspects of law enforcement; Maintaining strict confidentiality; Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with judges, managers, supervisor, employees, external public agencies and organizations, attorneys, bonding companies and the general public; Using initiative, discretion and decision making within established procedures, guidelines and rules; Defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts and drawing valid conclusion; Performing various mathematical calculations; Performing effectively under stressful working conditions; Multitasking and adjusting to constantly-changing projects and prioritizing job scheduling daily; Operating a computer and various software applications.