(a) In order to enforce this subchapter, the Department or a municipality shall authorize the hiring of, or contract for, sufficient animal welfare officers to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.
(b) All animal welfare officers shall be uniformed and shall be adequately trained, certified, and equipped to enforce the dog control laws and ordinances of the State or any of its political subdivisions, including municipalities.
(c) All police officers shall, as occasion requires, assist the animal welfare officers in the enforcement of the dog control laws and ordinances of the State or any of its political subdivisions.