§ 67-31. Powers and duties of dog warden. - North Carolina Statutes

§67‑31.  Powers and duties of dog warden.

The powers and duties of thecounty dog warden shall be as  follows:

(1)        He shall have thepower of arrest and be responsible for the enforcement within his county of allpublic and public‑local  laws pertaining to the ownership and control ofdogs, and shall cooperate with all other law‑enforcement officersoperating within the county in fulfilling this responsibility.

(2)        In those countieshaving a rabies control officer, the county dog warden shall act as assistantto the rabies control officer, working under the supervision of the countyhealth department, to collect the dog tax. In those counties having  no rabiescontrol officer, the county dog warden shall serve  as rabies control officer. (1951,c. 931, s. 2.)