animal control
noun
: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals
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Report the bat and its location to animal control or health officials.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2024
The bites were reported to the police, and on April 21, Smith returned home in the early evening and found on his door a notice left by the animal control division of the city code compliance department.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024
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Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2024
The bites were reported to the police, and on April 21, Smith returned home in the early evening and found on his door a notice left by the animal control division of the city code compliance department.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 11 May. 2024.
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