Dog Control Officers and Dog Rangers

   11. Dog control officers---(1) Every territorial authority shall
 appoint one or more dog control officers or enter into an agreement
 under section 16 (2) of this Act for the provision of the services of a
 dog control officer in its district, and may appoint such other staff as
 it considers necessary for the purposes of this Act.

   (2) No person shall be appointed as a dog control officer unless the
 territorial authority or the person making the appointment on behalf of
 the territorial authority is satisfied, having regard to the education
 and experience of the person to be appointed, that that person is
 competent to perform the duties and exercise the powers of a dog control
 officer under this Act.
     Cf. 1982, No. 42, s. 9; 1992, No. 9, s. 3 (4)