Guam § 34126 - Arrests, Summons, Notices to Appear, Citations, or

§ 34126. Arrests, Summons, Notices to Appear, Citations, or

Notices of Violation for Crimes Involving Animal Abuse.

(a) Peace officers, and others authorized by law to issue

summons, notices to appear, citations, and notices of violation

for violations of 9 GCA §§ 70.10 through 70.20 may use the

“Guam Uniform Complaint and Citation” form or any other form

authorized by the Director of Agriculture for citing any violation

of 9 GCA §§ 70.10 through 70.20.

(b) Summons, notices to appear, and citation forms in

Subsection (a) shall comply with the provisions of law, the

Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations, or the rules of the

Unified Judiciary.

(c) Notices of violation may be issued to allow residents

time to remedy violations. Such violations must be remedied

within five (5) calendar days (or longer if an extension is

expressly approved by the Director of Agriculture). Any

violation not remedied within the time allotted may be cited or

the violator may be summoned to appear in court to answer for

said violation. Notices of violations shall be in a form approved

by the Director of Agriculture and include, but not be limited to,

the nature of the violation, the citation in the Guam Code for the

violation, the time limit to remedy the violation, and the

procedures to file an extension for remedy.

(d) Summons, citations, and notices of violation shall be

posted on the front door or any other conspicuous area of a home

or building, including walls and fences.

(e) Nothing herein is intended to prevent a peace officer

from making arrests for a violation of 9 GCA §§ 70.10 through

70.20, consistent with the provisions of 8 GCA Chapter 20.