animal control
noun
: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals
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The best advice, Tira said, is to call animal control officials or state wildlife officials at 916-358-2917 that is monitored continually.
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
Call a professional snake removal service, pest control company or your local animal control agency.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
Call a professional snake removal service, pest control company or your local animal control agency.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for animal control
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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