Licensed Animal Lookup

Instant. Secure. Mobile-Ready.

Fast animal license lookups for shelter staff, animal control, and law enforcement.

Licensed Animal Lookup — search screen on mobile

License lookup on any smartphone — open a browser, log in, and search

Built for the Multiple Options Animal Shelter Management System (MOASMS) · English / French

What Is Licensed Animal Lookup?

Licensed Animal Lookup is a secure, browser-based staff portal that gives shelter staff, animal control officers, and law enforcement instant access to animal license records — from any device, including phones and tablets.

There is nothing to install. Staff open a browser, log in, and start searching immediately. Results include the animal's photo, owner contact details, and license expiry status — all pulled in real time from your existing MOASMS database.

            Instant Results
            Type a license number or owner name and get the record in seconds.
        
            Works Everywhere
            Responsive design looks great on desktop, tablet, and phone — no app required.
        
            No Extra Database
            Reads directly from your existing MOASMS data — no sync required.

Secure Login

Access is fully protected. Every user must log in with a username and password before any search is permitted. Credentials are stored as PBKDF2 cryptographic hashes — the actual passwords are never stored anywhere.

Multiple named user accounts supported (e.g. admin, Police)
"Remember me" option for convenience on trusted devices
Show / hide password toggle for easy entry on mobile
Session cookie expires automatically for security
FR | EN language toggle visible on every page — no restart required

Secure login page — any device

Four Powerful Search Modes

The search page offers four independently accessible modes via simple tab navigation — each optimized for a different field scenario:

By License Number

By Owner Name

By Address

Nearby

On-screen numeric keypad — exact match returns the full detail card instantly. Device keyboard never appears.

Partial-match search by last name. Returns a sortable, filterable list of matching owners and their animals.

Search by street name, number, or city. Results sorted by street then numeric door number for easy canvassing.

Uses the device's GPS to find all licensed animals within a chosen radius. Results sorted by distance with a map view.

License number tab — custom keypad, no native keyboard

Owner name tab — partial match by last name

Custom Numeric Keypad — No Keyboard Popup

The license number tab features a purpose-built on-screen keypad. The device's native keyboard never appears — ideal for wall tablets at reception desks, gloved field officers, and kiosk-style deployments.

Address tab — street name, number, or city

Nearby tab — GPS radius selector

Search Results

All search modes return results in a clean, interactive table. The result count is shown at a glance, and a live filter box lets staff narrow down a long list instantly — no page reload required.

Sortable columns — click any header to sort ascending or descending
Live client-side filter — type any text to narrow results instantly
Stacked cells — animal name + species, owner + street on one row
Expiry badge — green for active licences, red for expired
Map pin icon — opens a dedicated map page for any address on file

Search results — sortable and filterable

Owner name search results — sortable, filterable, one tap to open a record

Proximity Search — Find Animals Near You

The Nearby tab uses the officer's device GPS to find all licensed animals within a selected radius. Results are sorted by distance and include a distance badge on each row.

Radius choices: 500 m · 1 km · 2 km · 5 km · 10 km (or ¼ · ½ · 1 · 2 · 5 miles)
Efficient two-stage query: SQL bounding box pre-filter + exact Haversine calculation
Distance badge on every row — in the correct local unit

Nearby results — licensed animals sorted by distance from officer's location

Nearby Map View

One tap on the Map View button switches the nearby results from a list to an interactive Google Map. A blue dot marks the officer's position; red pins show every nearby licensed animal. Tap any pin to see the animal's name, licence number, owner, street, and distance — with a direct link to the full detail card.

Map auto-fits to show all results at once
Click-to-open info window on each pin
Toggle back to list view at any time — no page reload
Map is lazy-initialised — only loads when the officer switches to map view

Nearby map view — officer position (blue dot) and animal pins, auto-fitted

Full License Detail Card

The detail card puts everything an officer needs on one screen:

Animal Photo	Displays the photo stored in MOASMS, or a placeholder if none is on file
Licence Number	Prominent badge with the official licence / tag number
Animal Profile	Breed, sex, colour, and age calculated from date of birth
Owner Information	Full name, email address, and mailing address
Phone — Tap to Call	Phone number rendered as a tap-to-call link; one tap dials on mobile
View on Map	Opens a dedicated map page with the owner's address and a Get Directions button
Expiry Status	Green = active licence · Red = expired or past-due

Licence detail card — animal photo, owner contact, expiry status

Optimized for Mobile — Ready Wherever the Job Takes You

Licensed Animal Lookup is designed mobile-first. Field officers open it in any smartphone browser — no app to download, no software to install. The interface adapts perfectly to phone screens, with large tap targets and a custom numeric keypad that keeps the device keyboard from popping up in the way.

Secure login on iPhone

Search screen on iPhone

No app store download required — standard browser, any platform
Tap-to-call — phone numbers on the detail card dial immediately on mobile
Custom numeric keypad suppresses the native keyboard — no accidental pop-ups
Responsive layout — looks great on phones, tablets, and touch-screen kiosks

Equally at Home on the Desktop

While field officers rely on it from their phones, Licensed Animal Lookup works just as beautifully on a desktop or laptop browser. Reception staff, dispatchers, and administrators get the same instant lookups — with the added comfort of a full-size screen, mouse navigation, and keyboard shortcuts.

License search — desktop browser view

Full keyboard support — type license numbers or names at full speed
Wide-screen table view shows more rows at a glance without scrolling
One URL, any device — the same web address works on phone and PC

English & French — Built In

Every label, button, error message, and page title is available in both English and Canadian French (fr-CA). Users switch languages instantly using the FR | EN toggle in the top-right corner — no restart required, no separate URL.

Language selection persists across the session
Additional languages can be added by providing a .resx resource file

Feature Summary

Instant Licence Lookup Exact match by licence number returns the full detail card in one step.

Owner Name Search Partial-match search across last name, with filterable, sortable results.

Address Search Search by street name, number, or city — sorted numerically by door number.

Proximity / Nearby Search GPS-based radius search; results sorted by distance in local units.

Interactive Nearby Map View Toggle between list and Google Map with pins, info windows, and auto-fit.

Individual Address Map View any record's address on a map with a Get Directions button.

Animal Photo Display Shows the animal photo from MOASMS storage, or a clean placeholder.

Expiry Status Highlighting Active licences shown in green, expired in red — at a glance.

Tap-to-Call Phone Link One tap dials the owner from the detail card on any mobile device.

Custom Numeric Keypad No native keyboard appears; ideal for tablets, kiosks, and field use.

Secure PBKDF2 Auth Passwords stored as cryptographic hashes — never in plain text.

Multi-User Accounts Each staff member or department can have their own named account.

Remember Me Optional persistent session cookie for trusted shared devices.

English & French Full bilingual support — FR | EN toggle visible on every page.

Responsive Design Bootstrap 5 layout works on desktop, tablet, and smartphone.

Read-Only Database Access Queries only — zero risk of accidental data modification.

Ready to Transform Your
Animal Licensing Workflow?

Contact us today for pricing and a personalized demo.

Licensed Animal Lookup is proven, deployable, and ready for your shelter or animal control department. Our team at Multiple Options, Inc. will work with you to get you up and running quickly — typically within days of receiving your database connection details.

Whether you manage a small municipal shelter or a large county operation, Licensed Animal Lookup scales to fit your needs. Reach out now — we'd love to show you what it looks like running on your own data.

Multiple Options, Inc.

✉ Sales@multiop.com

✆ 401-480-6655

🌐 www.multiop.com

Why Choose Multiple Options?

Proven platform — powering animal shelters and control agencies across North America
Rapid deployment — typically live within days of your first call
Built on your existing MOASMS data — no migration, no extra database, no sync
Ongoing support included — we stand behind our products
Continually updated — new features added based on real shelter feedback

Request a Demo Today

Call 401-480-6655 or email Sales@multiop.com

We'll show you Licensed Animal Lookup running on your own data — no commitment required.