Harris County Texas Dog License

Harris county animal laws.

Harris county texas dog license. Failure to comply may result in fines up to 500 per offense. When you ve chosen a cat for adoption bring the card hanging from the cat cage showing the six digit animal id number to our facility at 612 canino rd. It is the law for all cats and dogs over three months of age and living in unincorporated harris county to wear a harris county license tag and to have a current rabies vaccination. Contact pet licensing at 713 229 7300 ext 1 or wayhome.

In houston during the following shelter hours to process your adoption. When you provide your email address you are giving permission to harris county veterinary public health to use your email address to contact you by automated replies and for notifications promotions and other purposes. All cats and dogs in unincorporated harris county over the age of 3 months are required to maintain a pet license through the county. The instructions are easy to follow and the entire.

Licensing your pet is the law. Texas or the united states. Hcph vph shall act as the county s animal control authority for purposes of. A dopt a pet map of local animal control by county.

All cats and dogs over the age of three months and residing in unincorporated harris county are required to have a harris county license. Harris county animal services. A pet license is a phone call home. County pets jul 03 2019 harris county animal shelter has an urgent need to find homes for the large numbers of adoptable dogs cats puppies and kittens that have been brought in this past week.

Animal cruelty and dog fighting is defined and punishable under the texas penal code chapter 42 sections. Harris county pets offers cats ready for adoption at petco in river oaks at 2110 south shepherd houston. Birds opossum and many other species of nuisance animal. Carrabba s will donate 20 of the sale to harris county friends of the library when customers say they are making the purchase in support of harris county public library.

Harris county public health hcph through its veterinary public health division hcph vph is the entity designated as the local rabies control authority for harris county pursuant to section 826 017 of the health safety code. The city of houston municipal code requires that anyone who owns keeps possesses or has control of a dog or cat four months of age or older must have his or her pet licensed and vaccinated against rabies every year. Required for all pet licenses. Barc animal shelter and adoptions licensing your pet.

Licensing fees support harris county pets and help us continue providing quality animal care and control services for the residents and pets of unincorporated harris county keep your pet legal. Proof of current rabies vaccination is required to license your pet.