洛杉矶外勤人员上门查验宠物执照：逾期未办将被加收40美元执法费
加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县动物护理与控制局（DACC）提醒居民，该局的外勤执照执法人员正在社区内逐户查验宠物执照，把过期执照更新合规、为未登记宠物补办执照。根据县法，洛杉矶县所有犬只都必须持有执照；在非建制地区及该局服务的大多数签约城市，猫也必须办执照（少数例外）。
该局介绍，外勤执照执法是指派动物管制官员进入社区，处理过期执照与未登记宠物。外勤官员通常在周三至周六工作，手持执照过期动物的记录，逐户尝试与宠物主人当面接触，协助其按执照法规合规。经外勤执法补办合规的未持照宠物，主人将被加收40美元外勤执法费，以抵补上门成本；执照逾期续办还可能产生与执照费等额的滞纳金。
执照可通过该局网站在线办理或续期，也可填写申请表连同费用、狂犬病疫苗证明与绝育证明邮寄办理，或到本地动物护理中心、拨打 (877) 872-9738 电话办理。执照分一年期与三年期两种，三年期费用为一年期的三倍。执照牌遗失可补办：向该局执照部邮寄5美元支票，并注明宠物执照号码；执照部地址为 5898 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805，咨询电话 (562) 345-0400，该办公室不提供 walk-in 服务。
该局表示，执照签发后，居民将在下一年收到邮寄到登记地址的续期通知。居民可通过该局官网的地址查询工具确认自家地址的执照办理机构，因为县内不同地址的宠物执照服务方并不相同。
（来源：洛杉矶县动物护理与控制局）
Los Angeles County Field Officers Are Checking Pet Licenses Door to Door, With a $40 Enforcement Fee for Unlicensed Pets
The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) in California is reminding residents that its field licensing enforcement officers are working in the community to bring expired pet licenses into compliance and to license unregistered pets. Under county law, all dogs in the County of Los Angeles must be licensed; in unincorporated areas and most incorporated cities served by the department, cats must also be licensed, with some exceptions.
According to the department, field licensing enforcement assigns animal control officers to work in the community on expired licenses and unregistered pets. The officers usually work Wednesday through Saturday, carry records of animals whose licenses have expired, and attempt to make personal contact with each pet owner to bring them into compliance with licensing laws. Owners of unlicensed pets brought into compliance through the field program are assessed an additional field enforcement fee of $40, and failure to renew a license on time can also result in a late penalty equal to the cost of the license.
Licenses can be purchased or renewed online through the department's website, by mail with a completed application, payment, proof of rabies vaccination and proof of sterilization, at a local animal care center, or by phone at (877) 872-9738. One-year and three-year licenses are available, with the three-year fee equal to three times the yearly fee. A lost license tag can be replaced by mailing a $5 check to the department's Licensing Division at 5898 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805, with the pet's license number noted; the Licensing Division can be reached at (562) 345-0400 and does not offer walk-in service.
The department said that once a license is issued in the field, the resident will receive a renewal notice the following year at the address on file. Residents can use the department's address locator to confirm which agency handles licensing for their home address, since the licensing provider varies by address within the county.
(Source: Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control)
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