The job duties and responsibilities of Animal Services Officers range far and wide. Listed below are just some of the services our Officers, Sergeants and Lieutenants perform on a daily basis:
- Rabies control (Title 4, Div. 4, Chapter 416-10) investigations of animal to human bites; wildlife to domestic animal attacks and rabies exposures of all types.
- Investigations of inhumane allegations.
- Investigation and enforcement of Animal Ordinance violations (Animal at Large, Failure to License).
- Investigation and enforcement of Potentially Dangerous Animal or Dangerous Animal cases (Dangerous Animal ordinance 416-18).
- Animal noise enforcement (See Noisy Animal Ordinance)
- Domestic animal rescues.
- Responding to sick, injured and/or aggressive domestic animal calls.
- Responding to loose and injured livestock calls.
- Impounding of deceased domestic animals. (Public and private property)
- Impounding of deceased wildlife. (Public property only)
For more information, to file a complaint, or to request assistance, please call 925-646-2441. If you would like to speak with a Field Services staff member, our Field Services hours are 8:00am-9:00pm daily.