Completed applications with appropriate fees are submitted to the Animal Management Information Center. L.A. Animal Services, and, if required, the Department of Building and Safety. An inspection by the Department is of the location or activity is required prior to approval of the permit. The approved permit is returned to the requester by mail. May operate up to one year on interim basis pending approval or disapproval of the L.A. Animal Services or the Department of Building and Safety.
Approved permits are valid for one year and are sent to the requester.
Disapproved permits have refund checks and letters of denial sent to the applicant. A fifteen percent penalty is required by law unless the renewal application is postmarked within thirty days of the expiration date of any permit.