Animal Control The Weed Police Department Animal Control Officer enforces the laws and regulations that deal with animals and their owners, in order to promote the humane treatment of animals and ensure they do not suffer unnecessarily. The Animal Control Officer: Receives complaints about animals from the public Gives warnings to animal owners about their animals and may issue a citation Educates the public about animal welfare, and control laws and regulations Looks for and catches stray animals Gives advice to animal owners about problems they may have with dogs that roam or bark too much May prepare for prosecutions and give evidence in court Animal Bites Quarantine: Animals without a license and vaccination are quarantined at Weed Police Department Animal Control for 10 days or at a vets office of their choice for five days. Home quarantines: They are possible if the dog is vaccinated and licensed and no other pets are there. They are for ten days, You must check the animal at least once during the quarantine period. Repeat Offenders: If a dog has bitten once before it must go to either Weed Police Department Animal Control or a vet of the owner's choice, no matter if the dog is vaccinated and licensed. If a dog has bitten three times, the dog is not allowed back into the City of Weed. Missing Animals If you have lost your pet, you should always the Weed Police Department Animal Control at 938-5000 or fill in our Missing Animal On-Line Form. If we find an animal that resembles the description, we will give you a call and ask you to come down to identify your pet. Found Animals Found animals are brought to the City of Weed Animal Shelter. Animal License Application Please download the Animal License Registration Form, fill it out, and return it to the Weed Police Department to register your pet. It will make returning your animal easier if it is licensed. Animal License Application Form - PDF File 13K * For more information about Weed Police Department Animal Control, please call (530) 938-5000. The Weed Police Department will now offer almost all of its forms in the easily read and printed PDF format. These forms have a .pdf "extension." When you see a document with a ".pdf" extension, that means you need to use a free Adobe product -- Acrobat Reader --- to view it. When Adobe Reader is installed, it automatically seeks out your browser and installs itself as a plug-in. Once it is installed, the Acrobat ReaderTM will appear automatically within the browser screen when you click on a hyperlink to a file with a .pdf extension. Then, you can view the PDF files onscreen without having to download them, and you can print them from the screen. Click on the Acrobat icon below, and follow the instructions to download Acrobat onto your hard drive.