Animal Control Officer

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$61,721 to $90,222

Annual salary is at the start of the pay range. The current salary range is subject to change. Please confirm the starting salary with the hiring department before accepting a job offer.

An Animal Control Officer enforces State and City ordinances dealing with the care, treatment, licensing, and impounding of animals in an assigned area of the City; picks up sick, injured, stray, vicious or unwanted animals; conducts humane investigations; conducts permit inspections, issues citations, and makes arrests; may be required to handle money accurately and collect animal licensing and other fees; and keeps records and prepares reports which may be used as legal evidence.

Animal Control Officers may work alone at night and on graveyard shifts.

• One year of full‑time paid experience performing animal care, maintenance or control of domestic or wild animals; or
• Successful completion of 12 semester units or 18 quarter units from an accredited college or university in Animal Science, Animal Management, Administration of Justice, or related coursework.

• An equivalent combination of experience and education in Requirements #1 and #2 may also be accepted (i.e., 12 semester units equal one year of experience).
• A valid Class C driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles is required at the time of filing. Applicants will be disqualified and not eligible for hire if their DMV record within the last 36 months reflects three or more moving violations and/or at‑fault accidents, or a conviction of a major moving violation (such as DUI).
• In addition to the regular City application, all applicants must complete the Animal Control Officer Job Preview Questionnaire at the time of filing. The Animal Control Officer Job Preview Questionnaire is located within the Supplemental Questions Section of the City application. Applicants who fail to complete the Job Preview Questionnaire will not be considered further in this examination and their applications will not be processed.
• Prior to appointment, a thorough and comprehensive Background Investigation will be conducted. You must not have a history of criminal or improper conduct including any felony convictions. You must not have poor employment, military, or driving records, which would affect your suitability for animal control work. You must have a responsible financial history. You must have displayed a pattern of respect and honesty in your dealings with other persons and organizations.
  
  You must be fingerprinted and have no disqualifying record of law violations or other improper conduct. Potentially disqualifying violations or conduct includes convictions for more than one minor offense within the past year.
• Candidates may be required to undergo a DRUG and ALCOHOL screening test based on City policy.
• Applicants filing under Requirement #2 must list the course titles with the number of semester or quarter units, school attended and completion dates in the Supplemental Questions Section of the application.
• All entry‑level positions in this class have been designated as temporary training positions in accordance with Civil Service Rule 5.30. Employment in such positions is not to exceed six (6) months, during which time the trainee must successfully complete a comprehensive training program consisting of both classroom and on‑the‑job training. Upon completion of the training program, employees will receive regular appointments to the class of Animal Control Officer and begin a six‑month probationary period.
• Please note that qualifying education must be from a college or university accredited by a City of Los Angeles recognized agency. A list of approved accrediting agencies can be found at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).%20
  
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• Applicants qualifying under Requirement #2 will be contacted by the Personnel Department to provide required proof of qualifying coursework. Applicants who wish to expedite this process may attach a copy of their transcripts (annotated with Animal Science,…