Sec. 18. A humane officer shall be appointed in every city from among the members of the police department. The humane officer shall detect and arrest persons violating humane statutes. The humane officer is entitled to the same pay as other police officers of the city and is subject to the control and discipline of the police department. If there is an incorporated humane society in the city, the humane officer shall attend the stated and special meetings of the society and shall report to it, at least once a month, on all matters relating to the humane officer's duties under law for the previous month. If a humane statute or ordinance has, to the humane officer's knowledge, been violated, the humane officer shall, if directed by the president of the humane society, file the humane officer's affidavits before a court charging the person violating the law with the violation.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-1-11-16.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.52. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.225.
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Chapter 3. Safety Boards; Disciplinary Procedures
36-8-3-1. Application of Chapter
36-8-3-2. Powers and Duties of Safety Boards
36-8-3-3.6. Fire Protection Agreements
36-8-3-4.3. Suspension or Termination of Ems Personnel; Right to Hearing and Appeal
36-8-3-5. Merit Boards and Commissions; Exemption From Statutory Procedure
36-8-3-6. Police Officers; Powers and Duties
36-8-3-7. Police Officers and Firefighters; Special Duty; School Security Police
36-8-3-8. Police Department; Civilian Personnel; Merit System
36-8-3-10. Police Departments, Chiefs, and Captains; Powers and Duties
36-8-3-12. Board Members, Police Officers, and Firefighters; Elective and Appointive Office
36-8-3-13. Adoption of Rules Regulating Performance Bonds
36-8-3-14. Police and Firefighters' Insurance Funds; Creation, Management, and Distribution
36-8-3-15. Police Officers and Firefighters; Exemption From Militia Service
36-8-3-16. Destruction of Burning Buildings; Recovery of Damages
36-8-3-18. Humane Officers; Appointment; Powers and Duties
36-8-3-20. Police Reserve Officers
36-8-3-21. Police or Fire Department Members; Membership in 1977 Fund Required
36-8-3-23. Police Reserve Officers; Payments for Loss of Income for Line of Duty Injury or Illness