(A) In addition to any designation within the Deschutes County Code, the County Administrator is authorized to designate individuals, in addition to peace officers, who are employees or agents of the county, to enforce violations of county ordinances.

(B) Private individuals who commence actions under paragraph (C) are not agents or employees of the county.

(C) A private person may commence an action for a noise offense under DCC 8.08, or an animal control violation under DCC 6.08 by signing the complaint before a magistrate, clerk or deputy clerk of the court or sheriff's deputy.

(D) The action commenced by a private person will be entered in the court record.

(E) If an 153.045 uniform violation citation form is not used, then a complaint under paragraph (B) will contain a statement that the complainant will certify, under the penalties provided in 1.16.090 (penalty for false information on noise or animal control violation), that the complainant has reasonable grounds to believe, and does believe, that the person cited committed the offense contrary to law.

(F) A certificate conforming to 1.16.090 (penalty for false information on noise or animal control violation) will be deemed equivalent to a sworn complaint.

(G) When the complaint is certified by a private person, the court will have the summons to be delivered to the defendant. The court may require the County Sheriff's Office to serve the summons as provided in 153.535(1) (Delivery of summons for certain traffic offenses).