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The Animal Control
Department is responsible for the daily care of all animals and
the cleaning of the shelter. Duties include collecting strays
and animals at large, delivering and picking up of animal traps,
picking up and disposing of dead animals in City right of ways,
investigating animal cruelty, dog bites, and nuisances. Additional
duties are euthanizing animals, sending possible rabies to the
Texas Department of Health, writing citations for violation of
City Ordinances, and the sale of City registration tags and collection
of impound fees.
Full-Time Animal Control Officer
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Would you like to adopt a pet from the city animal shelter?
Call us to make an appointment with Animal Control Officer
to view animals that are available for adoption.
If you find a pet you want to adopt, the fees include:
- $20.00 adoption fee
- $10.00 rabies vaccination fee
- $5.00 city tag fee (if you live inside the city limits)
Q: What does it cost to get my pet
out of jail?
A: There is
a $20.00 impound fee, $8.00 a day for room and board,
a $10.00 rabies fee (if your pet does not have
it already), and a $5.00 city tag fee.
Q: How can I get an animal trap?
A: Call us to be put on the list. The animal trap is issued
on a first come first served bases. The traps are issued on
Mondays and returned on the following Friday. The traps are
limited, so there is a waiting list.
Q: How do I report animal at large?
A: Call us.
Q: How come when I call and need Animal Control, it sometimes
takes them a while to respond to the call?
A: The City of Aransas
Pass only has one animal control officer. When you call, the
officer may be on another call and will answer your call ASAP.
Q: Who do I call about a 10-45 (a dead animal)?
A: Call us to have Animal Control pick up
and dispose.
Q: If my pet dies at home what do I do with the body?
A: Call
us and Animal Control will come and
pick it up.
Q: What is considered “running at large”?
A: An
animal not in a fenced yard, not tied up or not on a leash.
If your pet is sitting on your porch, not tied up and your
porch is not in a fenced yard, your pet is considered to be
at large and can be picked up and you could be cited.
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