Online Licensing

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 owners 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 owner 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 owner by the tag number and contact the registered animal owner. Animals with licensing information are held in the shelters while the owners 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). 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 53.13.3)

CERTIFICATES:
The dog owner must provide a copy of
Rabies Vaccination and Surgical Sterilization (if available).
Original certificates will not be returned.
PLEASE SEND A COPY.

DOG LICENSE TAGS: Dog license English or Spanish
Dog license tags shall be affixed to a collar or harness, and must be worn
by the dog at all times when off the owner premises.
If you find a dog with a City of Los Angeles License Tag, please telephone your local Animal Care Center (888-452-7381) for information on reuniting the lost pet with the owner.
Qualifications for free Dog License

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

EQUINE (HORSES): Equine License
Section 53.15.1 of the Municipal code provides for an equine
license fee of $14.00 per year for each horse, pony, burro,
mule, donkey or other equine 12 months or older.

LICENSE APPLICATIONS FORMS
NOTE: Before proceeding to download the License Application form below,
 please locate your zip code below.
If you can't locate your zip code below then please do not submit application because you are not regulated by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Animal Services. Please visit Our list of Non City Shelters to assist you in finding the appropriate regulatory agency.

*These zip codes are partially covered by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Animal Services and other regulatory Agencies. If you pay your Water and Power bill to DWP you are regulated by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Animal Services.

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