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Animal Services Division

Phone: (209) 754-6509

Office hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday,
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m

Public viewing of animals - CHANGE OF HOURS
Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday  9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Services

• Micro Chip program now available to the public!
• Pick up stray domestic animals and loose livestock
• Provide low cost rabies clinics
• Maintain Lost and Found books to reunite lost pets back to their owners
• Maintain a Wanted book to place animals we have with new homes
• Enforce local and state laws pertaining to animals
• Provide public education on feeding, caring and laws regarding animals
• Investigate animal cruelty cases and livestock depredations by domestic animals
• Adopt out animals to new caring homes
• Investigate animal bite reports
• Pick up owned animals at the owner's expense
  

  Dog License Application Form 
  Fill out, print, and mail back to Animal Services

Calaveras County allows 3 dogs and/or 4 cats without having a Kennel License or Animal Permit. Please call for details and information on how to obtain an Animal Permit or Kennel License.

Calaveras County has a control law which states in part that the dog must be kept under the owner's control at all times either by a fence, wall, substantial chain or leash, other appropriate physical restraint, or under the immediate control of the owner.

We administer domestic Animal Control. Predatory animals (wild) should be reported to the County Trapper at 209/754-6504 and all other wild animal problems to the Department of Fish and Game.

Dog licenses may be obtained by mail or in person. They are sold for a one year period from the month purchased.

We do not have an in house vet, please call your veterinarian for spaying and neutering services and fees.

Mailing Address:
Calaveras County Sheriff's Department
Animal Services Division
891 Mountain Ranch Road
San Andreas, CA 95249

Email General Questions:
sheriffdepartment@co.calaveras.ca.us

The Calaveras Humane Society offers spay/neuter assistance. You may call us to get their address.

License fees for dogs: Dog License Application Form   Print, and mail back to Animal Services	$10.00 if spayed/neutered $20.00 if not spayed/neutered Current rabies vaccination required.	$3.00 for replacement tag
Adoption fees: Adoption Application Form   Print, and mail back to Animal Services	Dogs: $15.00 plus $12.00 Micro Chip (required) plus $50.00 spay/neuter deposit fee	Cats: $5.00 plus $12.00 Micro Chip (required) plus  $40.00 spay/neuter deposit fee
Redemption fees:	Dogs: 1st impound: $15.00 if licensed or $25.00 if unlicensed 2nd impound: $50.00 in 12 mo. period 3rd impound: $100.00 in 12 mo. period All impounds incur an additional $8.00 per day boarding fee.	Cats: $5.00 impound fee plus $8.00 per day boarding fee
Euthanize owned dog or cat:	Dog: $56.00	Cat: $28.00

CALIFORNIA CODES - FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

31751.7.  (a) The owner of a nonspayed or unneutered cat that is
impounded once by a city or county animal control agency or shelter,
society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or humane society,
shall be fined thirty-five dollars ($35) on the first occurrence,
fifty dollars ($50) on the second occurrence, and one hundred dollars
($100) for the third or subsequent occurrence.  These fines are for
unneutered impounded animals only, and are not in lieu of any fines
or impound fees imposed by any individual city, county, public animal
control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to
animals shelter, or humane society shelter.

30804.7.   (a) The owner of a nonspayed or unneutered dog that is
impounded once by a city or county animal control agency or shelter,
society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or humane society,
shall be fined thirty-five dollars ($35) on the first occurrence,
fifty dollars ($50) on the second occurrence, and one hundred dollars
($100) for the third or subsequent occurrence.  These fines are for
unneutered impounded animals only, and are not in lieu of any fines
or impound fees imposed by any individual city, county, public animal
control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to
animals shelter, or humane society shelter.