Staff Services

Services Provided

Voluntary

  • Picks up rabies certificates from veterinarians
  • Investigates complaints that are received through the Sheriff's department
  • Work with the Department of Conservation regarding reports of wild animal complaints
  • Work to educate the public about handling strays, wild animals, rabies prevention control, etc. whether by phone, in person responding to a complaint, or in an educational setting
  • Provides animal control services to towns with contracts
  • Prepares and mail monthly registration reminders, overdue registration letters, final notices to delinquent dog owners
  • Keeps information regarding lost or found dogs or cats, checking weekly
  • Picks up rabies certificates from veterinarians
  • Investigates complaints that are received through the Sheriff's department

Statutory

  • Registration of dogs and hand out tags
  • Have a county animal population control fund
  • Control and prevent the spread of rabies
  • Exercise dog and cat overpopulation control
  • Enforce the Humane Care for Animals Act
  • Deposited all fees to the county treasurer
  • Enforce rabies inoculations
  • Apprehended and impound dogs running at large
  • Find or contact owner of impounded dogs or cats
  • Try to place adoptable dogs and cats with humane societies or rescue groups
  • Confinement of dog or other animals involved in a dog bite-and examined by a veterinarian
  • Determination of dangerous dogs
  • Noxious weed officer