Adoption Fees for Dogs and Cats

If adopted within 45 days of placement for adoption	$74.95*
If adopted within 46 and 50 days of placement for adoption	$35
If adopted within 51 and 55 days of placement for adoption	$30
If adopted after 56 days of placement for adoption	$25
Non-refundable adoption fee deposit for individuals interested in adopting a lost pet who is still waiting to be claimed by an owner.	$20
* Includes spay/neuter, license, rabies vaccination, DHLP-P booster, deworming, tattoo identification, feline leukemia shots for cats, heartworm test (if over 6 months old).

Pet License Fees

Adult License Spayed/Neutered (sterilized) One-year Three Years	$15 $35
Adult License Unaltered (not sterilized) One-year Three-years	$31 $75
Replacement License (all ages)	$5
Guard Dog One Year	$250 (one-time registration) $150
Dangerous Dog One-year	$500 (one-time registration) $300
Replacement Guard Dog	$5
Replacement Dangerous Dog	$5
Service Animal	No Charge
Nonprofit Organizations For Resale	$1

Impoundment Fees

First Impoundment	$27.50
Second Impoundment	$48.75
Third and Subsequent Impoundments	$125

Boarding Fees

Daily Boarding Rates	$15
Quarantine Fee for owned animals for 10-day quarantine	$150
Unsterilized Pet Impound Fee (Waived if the pet owner shows proof of sterilization to the Division within 20 days.)	$100

Late License Tag Renewal Fees
(for not renewing license tag within 30-days of the expiration of the previous year's tag)

Sterilized Adult Dog and Cat (4 months or older)	$10
Unsterilized Adult Dog and Cat (4 months or older)	$10
Juvenile Dog or Cat to Adult Dog or Cat	$10
Guard Dog (Sterilized or Unsterilized)	$10
Dangerous Dog (Sterilized or Unsterilized)	$10

Late Registration Fees

Guard Dog (if not registered within 72 hours of acquisition)	$25
Dangerous Dog (if not registered within 14 calendar days of classification of dangerous, the upholding of the classification of dangerous, or the setting up residence in the county)	$100

Investigation Fees

Animal Bite Investigation Fee (Bite report information taken by phone; review of correspondence or records to determine vaccination status made in house.)	$35
Field Investigation Fee (Necessary bite information unobtainable from owner and an officer must be dispatched to secure or obtain required information.)	$35
Quarantine Release Fee (Owner fails to notify Animal Care that the bite animal is alive and healthy; officer must be dispatched to obtain information.)	$30

Sterilization Deposit

Fostered or Adopted Animals

$100

Transportation Fees

Owned Animal Pick-Up Fee (at owner's request)	$20
Bite Animal Transportation Fee. (Owner of bite animal has failed to quarantine animal at an approved quarantine facility within 24 hours of notification of incident and an Officer is dispatched to transport the animal to the shelter for quarantine.)	$30

Commercial Euthanasia (Not for the general pet owning public. Only for profit businesses)

Per animal

$10

Commercial Cremation (Not for the general pet owning public. Only for profit businesses)

Small Animal (0 - 20 lbs.)	$30
Medium Animal (21 - 50 lbs.)	$40
Large Animal (51 - 150 lbs.)	$50
Surrendered Quarantined Animal	$20

Civil Penalties for an Infraction of Chapter 4 Ordinance

Dogs at Large (Section 4-3)

First Offense	$97
Second Offense	$122
Third Offense and Subsequent Offenses	$217.50

Confinement During Heat (Section 4-6)

First Offense	$67.50
Second Offense	$87.50
Third Offense	$162.50
Fourth and Subsequent Offenses	$300

Permitting an Animal to Commit a Nuisance (Section 4-8)

First Offense	$137.50
Second Offense	$212.50
Third Offense	$287.50
Fourth and Subsequent Offenses	$350

Rabies Vaccination Required (Section 4-10)

First Offense	$67.50
Second Offense	$87.50
Third Offense	$162.50
Fourth and Subsequent Offenses	$300

Licensing of Dogs and Cats (Section 4-11)

First Offense	$67.50
Second Offense	$87.50
Third Offense	$162.50
Fourth and Subsequent Offenses	$300

Dangerous Dogs (Section 4-12).
No fine, but requires a dangerous dog investigation. Section (4-12)c.

Hearing Officer Deposit fee due at the time a request is made by the pet owner for a hearing.

$500

Guard Dogs (Section 4-13)

First Offense	$62.50
Second Offense	$87.50
Third and Subsequent Offenses	$162.50

Bite Dogs at Large (Section 4-14.5).
Any dog that has bitten any person or domestic animal in an unprovoked attack.

First Offense	$512.50
Second Offense	$512.50
Third Offense	$512.50
Unmuzzled Animals First Offense	$512.50
Unmuzzled Animals Second Offense	$512.50
Unmuzzled Animals Third Offense	$512.50

Suspected Rabies Cases (Section 4-15)

First Offense	$67.50
Second Offense	$87.50
Third Offense	$162.50
Fourth and Subsequent Offenses	$300

Cruelty to Animals (Section 4-17)

First Offense	$362.50
Second Offense and Subsequent Offenses	$512.50

Exposing Animals to Poison (Section 4-18)

First Offense	$212.50
Second Offense	$312.50
Third Offense	$412.50
Fourth and Subsequent Offenses	$500

Abandonment of Animals (Section 4-19)

First Offense	$312.50
Second Offense	$412.50
Third Offense	$512.50

Fighting of Animals (Section 4-20)

First Offense	$362.50
Second Offense and Subsequent Offenses	$512.50

Medical Experimentation (Section 4-21)

First Offense	$212.50
Second Offense	$312.50
Third Offense	$412.50
Fourth and Subsequent Offenses	$500

Harboring of Stray Animals (Section 4-23)

First Offense	$67.50
Second Offense	$87.50
Third Offense	$163.50
Fourth and Subsequent Offenses	$300

Interference with an Officer (Section 4-25)

First Offense	$87.50
Second Offense	$137.50
Third and Subsequent Offense	$212.50

Ownership of Wild Animals Prohibited (Section 4-26)

First Offense	$212.50
Second Offense	$312.50
Third Offense	$412.50
Fourth and Subsequent Offenses	$500

Dogs and Cats Prohibited on the Beaches (Section 4-27)

First Offense	$212.50
Second Offense	$312.50
Third Offense	$412.50
Fourth and Subsequent Offenses	$500

Civil Penalty Surcharge

Assessed upon payment of each violation contained on a citation	$5
Clerk of the Courts Processing Fee for Processed Citations	$2.50
Clerk of the Courts Processing Fee for Collected Citations	$5

Clinic Fees

Animal Care does not provide veterinary medical care for owned animals. These fees are charged to police departments who present an animal that has been the victim of cruelty, and owners of lost or injured animals picked up by Animal Care.

Rabies Inoculation Fee	$9
Fecal Check	$4
Heartworm Test/Occult	$12
Deworming: Oral/Strongid-T	$4
Deworming: Oral/Albon (per day)	$2
Deworming Injectable	$5
Deworming: Special/Panacur (per day)	$5
Antibiotic	$10
Shock Treatment: IV Fluids	$10
Shock Treatment: Steroids	$25
Shock Treatment: IV Catheter	$25
X-Ray/Radiology (per view)	$35
X-Ray/Sedation	$15
Surgery (per hour)	$25
Medication Administration (Topical - eye, ear, oral)	$25
Ear Cleaning	$10
Needle Aspirate	$8
Subcutaneous Fluids: Dogs	$25
Subcutaneous Fluids: Cats	$25
Bandage: Simple	$8
Bandage: Heavy Splint	$15
Vaccines	$10
Clip/Clean Wound	$25
Sedative	$8
General Anesthesia	$15
Anesthesia: Gas (per hour)	$25
Anesthesia: Local	$8
Bathing & Flea Dip (Deflea/Litter)	$10
Ear Swab Mites	$4
Injection Administration Per Day: First Injection	$5
Injection Administration Per Day: Each Additional Injection	$2
Feline Leukemia Test	$15
Canine Parvovirus Test	$15
Canine Distemper Vaccine	$10
Feline Rhinotrachetis Vaccine	$25
Bordetella Vaccine	$15
Feline Aids Test	$27
Whipworm Treatment	$7
Heartworm Treatment	$25
Eye Treatment	$10
Eye Treatment - Ointment	$5
Canine/Puppy Distemper Vaccine	$8
Skin Scraping for Microscopic Examination (Mange)	$20
Necropsy (If necropsy requires toxicology test and microscopic examination, necropsy must be performed by a private veterinarian.)	$100
Sterilizations (for dogs and cats impounded intact more than two times.)
Male Dog:
1-25 pounds	$40
26-50 pounds	$55
51-75 pounds	$70
76-100 pounds	$85
over 100 pounds	$100
Female Dog:
1-25 pounds	$50
26-50 pounds	$65
51-75 pounds	$80
76-100 pounds	$95
over 100 pounds	$110
Male Cat	$30
Female Cat	$40

Carriers

Cardboard Cat

$5