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Laws and ordinances
Mobile command post
Report animal abuse and neglect
Report animal bites

Field Services is responsible for the following:

	Animal Control Officer's (ACO's) patrol county areas and enforce all animal ordinances. They respond based on priority. For example, a vicious dog on a school yard takes priority over a dog that is contained in someone's garage.
	Quarantine animals that bite and provide health checks on them.
	Pick-up stray/injured animals.
	Respond to animal complaints (i.e. loose dogs, barking dogs, zoning issues, etc.) This usually involves educating residents about animal laws (i.e. leash law, nuisance animal laws, and laws about the number of animals allowed per household).
	Provide humane animal traps. Citizens can rent traps from the Devore Animal Shelter, which is located at 19777 Shelter Way in Devore. There is a $20.00 deposit required and you pay $2.00 per day to rent the trap.
	Assist during emergencies (i.e. evacuate animals during brush fires, floods, etc.).

 

Occasionally, ACO's may respond to educational requests. They may be involved in training personnel at county schools, sheriff's departments, police departments, etc. on the correct way to use a control stick or bait a trap. Officer’s may also be asked to speak about the best way to avoid dog bites. Sometimes they participate in career days at schools where they share their experiences as an Animal Care & Control Officer.

Animal Control Officer's also allow members of the public to ride-along with them in an Animal Control truck. This makes for a real eye-opening experience! Strict rules must be followed.

All after-hour calls are referred to an answering service. A supervisor is paged and determines the appropriate course of action.

Humane Investigations

Animal Control also has an Animal Health
Investigator that is responsible for:

	Looking into all alleged cases of cruelty and the inhumane treatment of animals.
	Conducting investigations on potentially dangerous & vicious animals.
	Educating the public about animal cruelty issues.

Report Animal Abuse/Neglect