Animal Control
Animal Control
Announcement
Volunteer Dog Walkers Wanted
The Prescott Animal Control Center is looking for citizens who would like to be volunteer dog walkers at our facility on 1605 Sundog Ranch Road. If interested you need to contact the facility and pick up an application form to be filled out completely and then a background check is also done by Human Resources. Being a volunteer dog walker would require about two to three hours a week of your time and the adoption dogs would appreciate it.
If you need further information about this program, feel free to contact the Center at 777-1135 between 10 am to 4 pm M-F.
Contact Us
928-777-1135 928-777-1291Animal Control maintains a kennel for the Yavapai County Sheriff's Department, the Prescott Valley Police Department and the Prescott Police Department. The Animal Control officers respond to calls for service involving a wide variety of animal concerns.
Spay/Neuter Operations
The Prescott Animal Control Center spay and neuter operations are now partially funded by a $5000 grant awarded by the AZ Companion Animal Spay and Neuter Committee. The funds, authorized through the sale of Arizona’s new “pet-friendly” license plate, are used toward a program seeking to reduce the pet population by offering low cost sterilization of dogs & cats. To become a volunteer, contact the City of Prescott Human Resources Department at 928-777-1347. To order a pet-friendly license plate, visit Service Arizona website and click on "Personalized/Specialized Plates", or call the ADOT Motor Vehicles Division at 800-251-5866.
For more information please visit AZ Pet Plates or see the original Press Release.
Dog Licensing
All dog owners are required to license their dogs within 60 days of moving to the city. Licenses are $6 per year for each dog that has been spayed or neutered, $30 per year for dogs that have not been spayed or neutered. Payments for licenses are due on or before January 1 of each year. A late fee penalty of $8 shall be added to the license fee in the event that application is made subsequent to the date on which the dog is to be licensed. Licenses will be prorated as follows for people moving here mid-year.
| Spayed/neutered | Unaltered | |
|---|---|---|
| Paid before 4/30 | $6 | $30 |
| 5/1 - 8/31 | $4 | $20 |
| 9/1 - 12/31 | $2 | $10 |
Pet Adoption
The Prescott Animal Control Center does adopt out dogs which it deems to be adoptable, but not all dogs are placed for adoption by the center. There are fees involved in the adoption process and include neutering or spaying as required by law. Feel free to call us at 928-777-1135 if you have questions.
You can find a listing of the pets we have available for adoption as well as other area organization that offer pet adoptions using the links below:
- Pets at City of Prescott Animal Control Center (Petfinder.com)
- Pets at United Animal Friends (UAF) (Petfinder.com)
- Pets at Yavapai Humane Society (Petfinder.com)
- Miss Kitty’s Cat House