New Fees For Escambia County Animal Services

October 2, 2012

Monday, Escambia County animal service fees changed, including the cost of animal control service fees, redemption of impounded animals, adoption fees and animal license tags.

Escambia County said the changes will help support administrative costs, cover state mandated rabies investigations and sustain the county’s low cost spay and neuter program. Fees for  adoption of older and less-adoptable animals will be decreased in an attempt to lower euthanasia rates.

To help increase the number of reunited pets to owners in our community, the Escambia County Animal Shelter is now microchipping. This service will be mandatory for adopted and redeemed animals and optional for low cost spay and neuter clients.

For more information, please contact the Escambia County Animal Shelter at (850) 595-3075.

A listing of the new fee schedule is below:

Adoption Fees (includes micro-chip, administrative fee, other veterinary care and altering, as necessary):

  • Fees
    • Cats, under three years of age – $40
    • Cats, over three years of age – $20
    • Dogs, under three years of age – $80
    • Dog, over three years of age – $40
  • Vaccine & Dewormers (must be done at time of adoption)
    • Cat -Vaccine – $5
    • Cat- De-wormer – $5
    • Dog – Bordatella Vaccine – $5
    • Dog – Parvo/Distemper (DA2PP) Vaccine – $5
    • Dog – De-wormer – $5
  • Adoption Services
    • o Heartworm test – $10
    • o Feline Leukemia test – $10
    • o Cardboard Carrier – $5

Reduced prices or “specials” will be available on select animals at various times during the year. The itemization will be the same depending upon age and type of animal, except that the adoption fee will be reduced by 50%.

  • Microchip implantation – $15
    • Mandatory for all impoundments, quarantined and dangerous/vicious animals. (Included in adoption fee; optional for those qualifying for low cost spay/neuter services).
  • Low Cost Spay/Neuter and Rabies Vaccination Fees (for qualifying individuals)
    • Cat spay – $20
    • Cat neuter – $10
    • Dog spay (under 40lbs) – $25
    • Dog spay (over 40lbs) – $30
    • Dog neuter – $15
    • Rabies vaccine – $15

Animal Tags:

  • Altered Animal – $11.00 – Senior Citizen (≥60 years of age) – $7.00
  • Unaltered Animal – $30.00 – Senior Citizen – $12.00
  • Duplicate – $6.00
  • Juvenile animal (<‹6 months of age) – $12.00
  • Service animal – $0.00
  • Dangerous/Vicious Dog Registration (annual renewal) – $200.00


Redemption of Impounded Animals

  • Microchip implantation (mandatory for all redeemed animals) – $15
  • Licensed Animals:
    • 1st offense – $15
    • 2nd offense – $25
    • 3rd offense – $35 plus mandatory spay/neuter
  • Unlicensed Animals
  • 1st offense – $35
  • 2nd offense – $60
  • 3rd offense – $85 plus mandatory spay/neuter and court appearance

Service fees

  • Pick-up of owner’s animal or carcass
    • Per call (includes up to three animals per call) – $3
    • Each additional animal per call – $10
  • Animal brought to shelter for Euthanasia – $25
  • Animal brought to shelter for disposal of carcass – $10
  • Chemical immobilization (darting or similar by Animal Control) – $50
  • Boarding fees – Routine
    • Cat – $7
    • Dog – $10
    • Cat – $10
    • Dog – $15

Civil Infraction Penalties

  • In addition to each civil penalty, there is a $5 per penalty surcharge imposed, pursuant to Ordinance 91.9
  • 1st offense, per infraction – $25
    • Maximum per citation – $75
  • 2nd offense, per infraction – $75
    • Maximum, per citation – $225
  • 3rd offense, per infraction – $150
    • Maximum, per citation – $400

Failure to Alter Adopted Animal

  • 1st offense – $50
  • 2nd offense – $100
  • 3rd offense – $200

Interference with Animal Control Officer

  • 1st offense – $50
  • 2nd offense – $100
  • 3rd offense – $200

Poisoning of Animal

  • 1st offense – $150
  • 2nd offense – $300
  • 3rd offense – $500

Concealment of Animals, Scientific Experimentation and Related Acts

  • 1st offense – $150
  • 2nd offense – $300
  • 3rd offense – $500

Cruelty/Neglect (per household)

  • 1st offense – $150
  • 2nd offense – $300
  • 3rd offense – Mandatory court appearance for criminal charges and animal impounded by Animal Control

Designated Dangerous/Vicious Animal

  • 1st offense – $250
  • 2nd offense – Animal impounded by Animal Control

Comments

5 Responses to “New Fees For Escambia County Animal Services”

  1. Audrey on February 8th, 2014 2:19 pm

    I believe they should just make the fee one price counting all of the shots ect. I truly don’t want to pay a fee for a pound animal, the point of it is to find a good home, not make money off the animal. If i was wanting to buy an animal i would just go to the mall and buy one there. To prevent animal cruelty, they should send someone to the person’s house and see if its a good environment, no big deal. The price for a dog under a year should be $60 (for all shots ect.) for one over a year it should be $40 (for all shots ect.) for a cat under a year it should be $40 (for all shots ect.) for a cat over a year it should be $30 (for all shots ect.)

  2. Victoria Pence on February 27th, 2013 12:05 pm

    I ‘rescued’ a dog from a private shelter and paid $150, was lied to about behavioral problems and health problems he had. I had to take him to the Vet and have his shots done in addition to surgery on his eyes (over $200). I think the ‘pound puppies’ are a bargain!! And I applaud them on doing the low cost spay-neuter and micro-chipping.

  3. Jane on October 2nd, 2012 5:52 am

    Raise the fines for cruelty to animals!!!!

  4. well on October 2nd, 2012 5:23 am

    @Al,
    Not when you can get them for free all day long. Many with up to date vacs.

  5. AL on October 2nd, 2012 12:15 am

    While I understand the intent behind the fees, I’m thinking that most folks in our area are not going to pay $100 for a pound dog (under 3yrs, needs vaccines /microchip to leave facility)

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