Los Angeles : Licensing Plan Adds Horses

The city has expanded its door-to-door licensing of pets to include horses, Robert I. Rush, general manager of the city’s Department of Animal Regulation, has announced.

Equine licenses, which cost $14 annually, previously could be purchased only through the mail, City Hall or at animal care and control centers. Officials said they have expanded the service in hopes of licensing more horses. The city licenses 1,500 horses, but some estimates place the horse population as high as 20,000.

Neighborhood licensing officials, who are identified by a department shoulder patch and identification card, have also begun offering tags for cats, Rush said. Although licenses for cats are not required by law, Rush said the tags help identify lost pets. The tags have a one-time cost of $5.