ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER I

Animal Control Officer I

Join our team as an Animal Control Officer I! You will enforce State, County, and City codes and ordinances governing animal control including the care and treatment, impounding, quarantine, licensing, vaccination, and regulation of a variety of animals.

The County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control is one of the largest and most progressive animal control agencies in the United States. Our seven animal care centers serve over 3 million residents across 45 contract cities and unincorporated areas. We cover a diverse area of more than 3,400 square miles, providing 24 / 7 animal control and rescue services.

Essential Job Functions :

• Patrol an assign geographical area in a light truck observing for violations or respond to incidents.
• Capture both domestic and wild animals, using equipment and methods appropriate for animal abatement and control.
• Inspect animal facilities to ensure conformance to laws; explain violations and need for correction.
• Issue citations, licenses, warnings, and / or legal notices; enforce licensing laws.
• Assist a Registered Veterinary Technician by prepping and restraining animals for vaccination or euthanasia.
• Assist a veterinarian in a spay and neuter clinic or during euthanasia, as needed.
• Serve as office information officer and radio dispatcher; receive in-person and telephone requests for information and animal control services from citizens and public agencies and dispatch officers to routine incidents, as needed.
• Report to a field command post established to provide extended hours of animal containment, capture and relocation in emergencies such as brush fires, floods or animals loose on public thoroughfares, as needed.
• Testify in court as to facts related to violations of animal control laws, as needed.
• Present departmentally prepared and approved educational programs including tours, lectures, slides and demonstrations at schools and civic meetings, as needed.
• Pick up small dead animals manually and large animals such as horses or cows, using a truck-driven winch and harness, as needed.
• Provide assistance in office operations or in kennels, as needed.

Requirements :

Applications will be accepted starting August 16, 2024 at 8 : 00 am PT and will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

For more information, please visit http : / / hr.lacounty.gov