§ 33:9504 — Powers of the board

A. Each board of commissioners may establish charges for the use of facilities and services provided by the district, manage and control the affairs of the district, and adopt rules reasonably necessary to further the purposes for which the district is created.
B. Each board of commissioners created pursuant to this Chapter shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the powers and rights to incur debts and contract obligations, to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and its corporate name necessary and proper for the carrying out of the objects and purposes for which the animal control district was created. Each board may acquire, by donation or purchase, any existing facilities in the district. Each board may acquire any and all necessary equipment and buildings for the purpose of performing the objects for which it is formed, and shall own all sites and physical facilities which are acquired either by donation, purchase, exchange, or otherwise, in full ownership.

Legislative History

Acts 1993, No. 816, §1, eff. June 22, 1993.