Any owner redeeming an animal from the shelter will be responsible for the payment of all impoundment fee(s) and any costs of veterinary treatment if the animal was injured while at-large. In some situations, a citation for violating City Ordinances may also be issued. All animals impounded for violating City Ordinances must be implanted with an identification microchip prior to redemption and sterilized within thirty (30) days of redemption all at the owner’s expense. Animals that, at the time of impoundment, have a current rabies vaccination and city registration are exempt from the sterilization clause provided that they:
a. are registered with a national registry;
b. are a sporting, livestock, or working dog belonging to an owner who is a member of a national or local breed, all-breed, sporting, or hunting club;
c. area professionally trained assistance or police service animal; or
d. were at-large due to forces of nature, fire, or the acts of a third party who was not residing at the animal owner’s residence.
All impound fees are set by the City Council and must be paid in full prior to the animal being redeemed. While we understand that accidents do happen, owners are responsible for physically restraining all pets at all times, providing the animal with required vaccinations against rabies, maintaining a current city registration, and placing both vaccination and city registration tags on the animal’s collar. If a pet is accidentally allowed to roam at-large, Plano’s ordinances are set up to reward responsible owners through the fee discount program listed below:
Impound and Boarding Fees:
| First Impoundment |
$75.00 |
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The first impound fee may be reduced by the following amounts if the animal, at the time of impound, is:
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| Sterilized |
$40.00 |
| Currently vaccinated against rabies |
$10.00 |
| Currently licensed with the city |
$10.00 |
| Identified by traceable identification |
$15.00 |
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| Second Impoundment in any twelve (12) month period |
$100.00 |
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| Third and all subsequent impoundments in any twelve (12) month period: |
Previous full impound fee plus $100.00 |
| Boarding fee per animal, daily for all or part of any one day |
$10.00 |
| Microchipping fee |
$15.00 |
| Rabies vaccination fee |
$10.00 |
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Owners that repeatedly allow their pets to violate City Ordinances can face losing their pet in addition to fees and citations. After the third conviction or impoundment for being at-large within any twelve (12) consecutive month period, a City Enforcement Agent may petition a municipal court judge for a hearing to determine if the animal is a continuing public nuisance. If deemed a nuisance, a municipal court judge may order the animal euthanized, adopted to a new home, placed with an animal adoption group, or removed from the City of Plano.