February 10, 2025
Media Contact: Christopher Valles
accpio@animalcare.lacounty.gov
Department of Animal Care and Control to Conduct
Field Animal Licensing Efforts in Unincorporated Los Angeles County
LOS ANGELES – Officers from the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) will be conducting field animal licensing efforts in the unincorporated areas of Arcadia (91006, 91007), Duarte (91010), Monrovia (91016), Newhall (91381), and Temple City (91780) beginning on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Field animal licensing efforts are designed to ensure that residents’ dogs and cats are in compliance with mandatory animal licensing, spay/neuter, and microchipping requirements. Additionally, California law requires that all dogs over the age of four months be vaccinated against rabies and licensed. The County of Los Angeles requires the same for all cats. Puppies may be vaccinated at three months but are not required to be vaccinated until four months of age. Securing a dog or cat license is also essential to assisting animal control agencies if an animal becomes lost.
Animal owners in Los Angeles County must have a valid and up to date animal license and their animal must be spayed/neutered and microchipped if they reside in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County (as well as within cities that contract with the County and who have adopted the County’s ordinance regarding animals).
Residents not in compliance may be subject to license fees, delinquency charges, and a $40 field enforcement fee (to offset the cost of the Department’s field services).
DACC is observing an amnesty period from December 1, 2024, through February 28, 2025, where late charges and field enforcement fees are waived.
You can secure a new license or renew your animal license at https://animalcare.lacounty.gov. Information on licensing fees can also be found on the website. Animal owners may also secure a new license or renew their animal license by printing the application online at https://animalcare.lacounty.gov and mailing it to us or by visiting your local County animal care center.
DACC offers low-cost vaccination/microchips clinics (microchips implantation is $7.50) and low-cost assistance (for individuals who qualify) for spay/neuter surgeries. Please visit our website or stop by your local County of Los Angeles animal care center for more information about these services.
About the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC)
DACC is one of the largest animal care and control agencies in the nation, operating seven animal care centers and providing services to more than three million residents and their pets. DACC operates under the nationally recognized Socially Conscious Sheltering model to ensure the best possible outcomes for animals and the community. As a community resource center for pets and owners, DACC protects people and animals from harm, provides care for lost and unwanted animals, reunites lost pets with their families, and strives every day to move closer to its goal of finding a loving home for every adoptable pet that comes through its doors. To learn more about DACC, the resources DACC provides, and view its animals, visit https://animalcare.lacounty.gov or follow us on Facebook, Instagram , and X (formerly Twitter). To support DACC’s efforts, please donate to the Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation at https://lacountyanimals.org/. To learn more about Socially Conscious Sheltering, visit https://scsheltering.org/.