4. Does the Town provide animal vaccination services?

The Town arranges an animal vaccination clinic three times a year where low cost rabies vaccinations are available along with other dog and cat vaccinations. These normally occur in February, June and October.

5. What can I do about my neighbor’s continually barking dog?

The Town of Yucca Valley’s Ordinance No. 138 defines and sets a process for handling excessive barking dog noise. Any animal or animals that unreasonably annoy humans, or substantially interfere with the rights of citizens, other than their owners, to enjoyment of life or property is defined under public nuisance animals (Section 10.02.010 (t) of Ordinance No. 138). The term “public nuisance animal” (as it related to barking dogs) shall mean and include, but is not limited to, any animal that: “Makes excessive disturbing noise including, but not limited to continued and repeated howling, barking, whining, and other utterances continued over so long a period of time as to disturb the peace and quiet of nearby property or which would cause annoyance or discomfort to a reasonable person of normal sensitivity in the area. This definition does not apply to properly permitted commercial animal establishments.”

If you believe your neighbor’s dogs barking falls under this definition and that the problem cannot be resolved without help from Animal Control Services, please refer to “Barking Dog Complaints” section of this site. There you can read the Town’s process for handling these types of concerns. Also included in the “Barking Dog Complaints” section, is a petition form to complete and return to the animal control office to file your complaint. If you have any questions or wish to discuss your concerns with Animal Control Services, please call (760) 369-7207.

6. What action does Animal Control Services take if a dog bites me or someone else?

One of the most important things that Animal Control officers do is to investigate animal bites. For the protection and health of the public, the law requires reporting animal bites. Animals that have bitten someone are subject to rabies must be quarantined for observation for a minimum of 10 days. If an animal bites you or someone else, contact Animal Care & Control at (760) 365-3111 or call Sheriff’s Dispatch after hours and weekend and they will contact an Animal Control officer for you.

7. Where are animals taken that are picked up by Animal Control Officers
    or turned in by citizens?

The Town’s Animal Care & Control division takes the animals they pick up to the Yucca Valley Animal Shelter, located in Yucca Valley. However, be sure to check all of the animal shelters in the Morongo Basin area because sometimes citizens find animals in Yucca Valley but end up taking them to one of the other shelters.

8. Who do I call for injured or sick wildlife or wildlife problems?

For injured wildlife, call Town’s Animal Control division. An officer will come out and, if possible, catch/pick up the injured/sick animal. Normally injured wildlife is transported to the wildlife veterinarian for diagnosis. If it is possible to save the animal, it will be given care and treatment. If the animal is dying and not able to be treated and released, the animal will be humanely euthanized.

For wildlife problems, Animal Control would be happy to help you find solutions so that you may live comfortably with the wildlife in this area. We do not trap wildlife for removal. If you feel your wildlife problems cannot be resolved by our solutions, you may call the Fish & Game Warden for Yucca Valley (and the Morongo Basin area) at (951) 769-3023.

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