Veterinary Public Health

Veterinarian Requirement to Submit Rabies Vaccination Certificates to Local Animal Control

Background

Many cities in Los Angeles County have laws requiring veterinarians to submit copies of rabies certificates to their local animal control authority. Veterinarians that vaccinate animals against rabies in cities/areas where submission of certificates is required, must submit copies in a timely fashion to the appropriate local animal control agency.

Cities/Areas That Require Veterinarians to Submit Rabies Certificates

  • Agoura Hills
  • Alhambra
  • Artesia
  • Azusa
  • Baldwin Park
  • Bell
  • Beverly Hills
  • Bradbury
  • Burbank
  • Calabasas
  • Carson
  • Cerritos
  • Claremont
  • Compton
  • Covina
  • Cudahy
  • Culver City
  • Diamond Bar
  • El Monte
  • El Segundo
  • Gardena
  • Glendale
  • Glendora
  • Hawaiian Gardens
  • Hawthorne
  • Hermosa Beach
  • Hidden Hills
  • Industry
  • Inglewood
  • Irwindale
  • La Cañada Flintridge
  • La Habra Heights
  • La Mirada
  • La Puente
  • La Verne
  • Lancaster
  • Lawndale
  • Lomita
  • Long Beach
  • Los Angeles (City of)
  • Lynwood
  • Malibu
  • Maywood
  • Monterey Park
  • Palmdale
  • Palos Verdes Estates
  • Pomona
  • Rancho Palos Verdes
  • Redondo Beach
  • Rolling Hills
  • Rolling Hills Estates
  • San Fernando
  • Santa Clarita
  • Sierra Madre
  • Signal Hill
  • South El Monte
  • Temple City
  • Torrance
  • Walnut
  • West Covina
  • West Hollywood
  • Westlake Village
  • Whittier
  • Unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County

Cities/Areas That Do NOT Require Veterinarians to Submit Rabies Certificates

  • Arcadia
  • Avalon
  • Bell Gardens
  • Bellflower
  • Commerce
  • Downey
  • Duarte
  • Huntington Park
  • Lakewood
  • Manhattan Beach
  • Monrovia
  • Montebello
  • Norwalk
  • Paramount
  • Pasadena
  • Pico Rivera
  • Rosemead
  • San Dimas
  • San Gabriel
  • San Marino
  • Santa Fe Springs
  • Santa Monica
  • South Gate
  • South Pasadena
  • Vernon

Last updated September 25, 2026