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Contact Information:

Dispatch Phone:
(661) 868-7100 (Option #2)
Dispatch Hours:
Monday through Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, excluding County holidays (PDF)
After-Hours/Weekend Emergency Phone:
(661) 868-7100 (Option #2)

Reporting Non-Emergency Matters  

Problems that require immediate help include


  • Injured Animals
  • Animals Acting Aggressively
  • Immediate Cruelty Matter
  • Threat to Public Safety (e.g., an animal loose near a busy roadway)

 

Report Illegal Selling or Breeding of Animals

A "Commercial Animal Facility" permit applies to:

  • Any premises wherein any person engages in the business, as it relates to dogs or cats, of buying or selling, of boarding, of breeding more than one (1) litter per year, of letting for hire, or of training for a fee to do work, except an animal shelter as defined in Section 7.08.015
  • A grooming shop (business where animals are bathed, clipped, plucked, or otherwise groomed) that boards animals
  • A rescue facility that owns, possesses, and/or cares for a minimum of eleven (11) dogs and/or cats at an onsite facility

If you suspect someone is in violation of this ordinance, email cafp@kerncounty.com

 

Bite Report Form (Physicians)

Printable Bite Report (PDF) - This document is used by medical professionals who are treating an animal bite.

To report an animal bite, click the "Everything Else" link in the "Reporting Non-Emergency Matters" section below.

 

 Administrative Hearings

Request for Administrative Hearing (PDF)

Request for Hardship Waiver (PDF)

 

Issues pertaining to game type animals and birds, as well as listed sensitive and or endangered animals. (e.g., kit fox, bear, mountain lion, deer, elk, turkey, eagles, hawks, etc.)
Dead Animals on County Freeways
Dead Animal on 58/178

Caltrans:

Western Kern County
(559) 444-2409

Eastern Kern County
(760) 872-0601

Dead Animal on 99/1-5

Caltrans:

Western Kern County
(559) 444-2409

Eastern Kern County
(760) 872-0601

Dead Animal on West Side Parkway
Bakersfield Animal Care Center
(661) 326-3436