Updated 08/09
Animal Control Administration
Contents
- Administrative Organization and Procedures
- Strategic Planning
- Complaint Handling
- Licensing
- Contracts for Animal Control and Shelters
- Job Descriptions
- Shelters
- Volunteer Programs
- Disaster Planning
- Animal Abandonment - Economic Downturn
- Related MRSC Pages
Administrative Organization and Procedures
- Clark County-Vancouver
- Department of Community Development Animal Protection and Control
- Clark County Code Chapter 8.01 - General Administration
- Animal Protection and Control Advisory Board
- Mediation Services
- Lakewood Animal Control Policy and Procedure (
1.1 MB), 2-06
- Seattle
- Seattle Department of Executive Administration - Seattle Municipal Code Section 3.04.010
- Authority of Director - Seattle Municipal Code Section 9.25.030
Strategic Planning
- Seattle Animal Control Strategic Enforcement Plan, 01-04
- Clark County Five Year Plan for Animal Services ( 1.21 MB) - Animal Protection and Control Advisory Board, 2003
Complaint Handling
- Des Moines Animal Control Complaint Form ( 77 KB) and Barking Dog Complaint Form ( 72 KB)
- Renton Animal Control Complaint Form ( 32 KB) for issues such as barking dogs, habitual loose dogs, and property destruction caused by dogs
- King County Animal Control Report of Complaint or Problem
- Snohomish County
- Animal Complaints Accepted on Line ( 23 KB)
- Animal Control Services Hot Line ( 50 KB)
- Dog / Other Animal Incident Report (Online form)
- Animal Complaints Accepted on Line (
- Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service Online Complaint Form
Licensing
See General Animal Licensing Requirements (Ordinance Provisions) - MRSC Web Page
Contracts for Animal Control and Animal Shelters
- Bellingham and the Whatcom County Humane Society Contract for Animal Control Services (
618 KB), term 1-04 to 12-08, plus extensions
- Edgewood and Sumner, Contract with Sumner for Animal Control Services ( 114 KB), 1-06
- Grand Coulee and Grand Coulee Veterinary Clinic, Contract for Animal Shelter Services, 7-97
- Kenmore and King County Interlocal Agreement for Animal Control ( 627 KB), 8-98
- Kennewick, Pasco and Richland - Tri-City Animal Control Authority
- Kennewick, Pasco and Richland Animal Control Authority Operating Jurisdiction Agreement ( 98 KB), Terminates 2012
- Kennewick, Pasco and Richland Amendment No. 2, Animal Control Authority Operating Jurisdicition Agreement
- Kennewick, Pasco and Richland Interlocal Cooperative Agreement for Animal Control ( 385 KB), dated August 28, 2005, term 1-04 to 12-12
- Kennewick, Pasco and Richland Amendment No. 1 to Interlocal Agreement of August 2005 ( 171 KB), term 3-07 to 12-12
- Agreement for Animal Sheltering/Disposal Services between Tri-City Animal Control Authority and Benton City ( 125 KB), term 7-08 to 12-08.
- Kennewick, Pasco and Richland Animal Control Authority Operating Jurisdiction Agreement (
- Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater, and Thurston County Animal Control Shelter
- 1992 agreement for joint animal control operations including financing of animal shelter; includes 1997 addendum to agreement for purchase of building, and summary of revenue bond issue to purchase and renovate new building ( 521 KB)
- 2002 addendum to and amendment of 1992 interlocal agreement ( 199 KB)
- 2002 agreement for joint animal services operations and facility ( 28 KB)
- 1992 agreement for joint animal control operations including financing of animal shelter; includes 1997 addendum to agreement for purchase of building, and summary of revenue bond issue to purchase and renovate new building (
- Spokane and Spokane Animal C.A.R.E. Agreement for Animal Control and Shelter ( 1.16 MB), term 12-03 to 12-08
- Spokane Valley and Spokane County Agreement ( 420 KB) for county to provide animal control services, 4-03 to 12-04
- Vancouver and Clark County Interlocal Contract for Animal Control, effective date 1-01, continues until terminated
Job Descriptions for Animal Control Personnel
- Determining Field Staffing Needs - National Animal Control Association
- Ellensburg
- Shelton Humane Officer
- Vancouver-Clark County
- Animal Control Officer (Word)
- Animal Control Officer, Lead (Word)
- Pet Licensing Officer (Word)
- Walla Walla Animal Control Officer
Shelters
- Background Information
- HSUS Guidelines for Animal Shelter Policies ( 52 KB) - Humane Society International Electronic Library
- HSUS Guidelines for the Operation of an Animal Shelter ( 130 KB) - Humane Society International Electronic Library
- Minimum Kennel Staffing Needs - Personnel Training and Safety - National Animal Control Association, Approved: 2/08/03
- Animal Sheltering.org - A program of the Humane Society of the United States
- HSUS Guidelines for Animal Shelter Policies (
- Administration
- Everett Animal Shelter Advisory Committee - Everett Municipal Code Chapter 2.99
- King County Animal Care and Control 2008 Operational Master Plan
Volunteer Programs
- King County Animal Care and Control Volunteer Opportunities
- Jefferson County Animal Services Volunteers
- Seattle Animal Foster Care Program - Includes Application Form
Disaster Planning
- Caring for Animals - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Disaster Preparedness for Pets - Humane Society of the United States
- Humane Society University Disaster Animal Response Training - Training arm of The Humane Society of the United States
- Information for Pet Owners - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Rescuing Animals in Disasters - Smart Practices Spotlight - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Disaster Preparedness - American Veterinary Medical Association
Animal Abandonment - Economic Downturn
- What Happens to Pets of Foreclosure? ( 477 KB) County News Hot Topics, July 13, 2009
- Forclosure Pets - Resources Protecting Animals (scroll down) - American Humane Society
- In Difficult Times, ASPCA® Urges Families Facing Foreclosure: “Please, Don’t Leave Your Pets Behind” - ASPCA Press Release, January 29, 2009