Legal Documents of Sweetwater

The animal control officer is hereby authorized to apprehend any wild animal that may be at large within the city. Such wild animal may be impounded, released in wild areas outside the city, or destroyed, as the animal control officer, in his discretion, shall determine subject to the applicable state laws. Animal control officers are authorized to use any tranquilizer guns, firearms, or any other suitable devices to subdue or destroy any animal that is deemed by the animal control officer, in his discretion, to be of a danger to itself or the public health and safety.

Any animal brought into the City of Sweetwater for purposes of display in any carnival, menagerie, or circus shall be fully confined in a secure cage and shall not be removed from the cage under any circumstances.