Animal
Licenses
Dogs and horses
(any equine) are required to be licensed in the City of Los Angeles. Cats are not required to be licensed.
BENEFITS OF
LICENSING
License tags
identify guardians of lost animals. Each license tag has a unique
number assigned to your animal alone. People who find an animal
with a tag need only call our telephone number printed on the tag for quick guardian identification and reunion
with the lost animal. If a licensed animal is lost or taken to a
shelter, LA Department of Animal Services can identify the guardian by the tag number and contact the registered
animal guardian. Animals with licensing information are held in the
shelters while the guardians are contacted.
CANINE
(DOG)
All dogs over
four months of age and kept within the City of Los Angeles must be licensed (LAMC 53.28) and must be spayed or
neutered (LAMC 53.15.2(b)). A dog license is valid only when the
required rabies vaccination certificate, issued by a licensed veterinarian, is provided to the Department and
only as long as the rabies vaccination is effective. (LAMC 53.51
)
Effective February 1, 2009, the City of Los Angeles also
licenses dogs for residents of the City of Beverly Hills.
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License Fee Schedule (as of October 2010)
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Term
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1 Year
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Dogs - Altered**
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$20
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Dogs - Unaltered
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See Spay Neuter Law Information
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Low income Seniors
(62 +)/Disabled
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No license fee for spayed or neutered companion animal
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Replacement Tag
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$3
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Replacement Tag
Seniors (65 +)
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Free
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**Altered means female animals are spayed, male animals are neutered
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CERTIFICATES:
The dog
guardian must provide a copy of
Rabies Vaccination and Surgical Sterilization (if available).
Original certificates will not be returned.
DOG LICENSE TAGS:
Dog license
tags shall be affixed to a collar or harness, and must be worn
by the dog at all times when off the guardian premises.
If you find a dog with a City of Los Angeles License Tag, please telephone your local Animal Shelter
(888-452-7381) for information on reuniting the lost companion animal with the guardian.
LOST LICENSE TAG REPLACEMENT:
Dog's rabies
certificate and license must be current. You can obtain a replacement tag for $3.00 at your local Shelter
or by mailing your check to the
Department of Animal Services
221 North Figueroa Street, Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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