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Animal Control

Animal Shelter Fees and Charges - Effective 10/01/2007

In accordance with Escambia County Resolution #R2007-165

Redemption of Impounded Animals
 
Licensed Animals:
   
    1st Offense
$15.00
 
    2nd Offense
$25.00
 
    3rd Offense, fine plus mandatory alter
$35.00
 
         
 
Unlicensed Animals:
   
    1st Offense
$35.00
 
    2nd Offense
$60.00
 
    3rd Offense, fine plus mandatory alter and court appearance
$85.00
 
         
Service Fees:
    Pickup owner’s animal or carcass
$35.00
 
    (Includes up to 3 animals per call; each additional animal $5 each.)
    Animal brought to shelter for euthanasia
$25.00
 
    Daily board fee
$7.00
 
    Animal carcass brought to shelter for disposal
$7.00
 
         
Dangerous/vicious Dog Registration (annual renewal)
$200.00
 
         
Animal Tags:
   
 
Altered Animal
$8.00
 
    Senior Citizen (≥60 years of age) rate
$4.00
 
 
Unaltered Animal
$27.00
 
    Senior Citizen rate
$9.00
 
 
Duplicate
$3.00
 
 
Juvenile animal (‹6 months of age)
$9.00
 
 
Service animal
$0.00
 
         
 

As an exception to the normal fee schedule, once a pet owner has paid $135.00 in Escambia County license tag fees in any twelve (12) month period, any additional license tag to the same owner may be sold at the rate of

$4 per tag.

         
Adoption of Animals:
   
 
Escambia County resident
$10.00
 
 
Non-County resident
$20.00
 
         
Alter Deposit:
   
 
Escambia County resident
$40.00
 
         
Civil Infraction Penalties:
 
(In addition to each civil penalty, there is imposed a $5.00 civil penalty surcharge pursuant to Escambia County Ordinance 91-9.)
    1st Offense
$25.00
 ($75 max/citation)
    2nd Offense
$75.00
 ($225 max/citation)
    3rd Offense, fine plus mandatory court appearance
$150.00
 ($450 max/citation)
         
 
Failure to alter adopted animal:
   
    1st Offense
$50.00
 
    2nd Offense
$100.00
 
    3rd Offense, fine/mandatory court appearance/name placed
$200.00
 
   
on "No-adoption" list
 
       
         
 
Interference w/Animal Control Officer:
   
    1st Offense
$50.00
 
    2nd Offense
$100.00
 
    3rd Offense, fine plus mandatory court appearance
$200.00
 
         
 
Poisoning of animal:
   
    1st Offense
$150.00
 
    2nd Offense
$300.00
 
    3rd Offense, fine plus mandatory court appearance
$500.00
 
         
 
Concealment of animals; Scientific experimentation and related acts:
 
    1st Offense
$150.00
 
    2nd Offense
$300.00
 
    3rd Offense, fine plus mandatory court appearance
$500.00
 
         
 
Cruelty / neglect (per household):
   
    1st Offense
$150.00
 
    2nd Offense
$300.00
 
    3rd Offense, mandatory court appearance for criminal charges and animal impounded by Animal Control
         
 
Designated dangerous / vicious animal:
   
    1st Offense
$250.00
 
    2nd Offense, animal impounded by Animal Control    

 

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