Council Plans to Establish Animal Control Department
The Lawndale City Council plans to create its own animal control service.
As part of the new operation, two staff members will be hired by the city’s Municipal Services Department to oversee animal control. The department’s seven municipal services officers, who enforce city codes and parking regulations, will also take on the responsibility of animal control.
Municipal Services Manager Kathy Beal said the city will keep its contract with the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control until its staff is fully trained.
The new service will include the pickup of dead animals and loose pets and hearing complaints about the destruction of animals. Beal said the unit will be fully operational by the spring.
The service will cost the city about $200,000 the first year. Beal said the cost of providing animal services will be offset by animal and business licensing fees.
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