Some primary dutiesof APDs Animal Control Officers include: Enforcing civil codes and disposition of violations, to include, resolution by voluntary compliance, issuing notices of violations, corrective orders, infractions, or orders to cease activity. If you are proficient in sign language or fluently speak one or more of the following languages, this premium may be available for you: Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Ukrainian, Arabic, Farsi, Vietnamese, Laotian.