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Animal Control Officer checks fishing licenses at City lake.
Animal Control checking fishing licenses at city lake.

Animal Control places a cat in the Animal Clinic.
Animal Control places a cat in the Animal Clinic.



Animal Control Division

The Augusta Department of Public Safety (ADPS) Animal Control Division is responsible for the primary enforcement of City of Augusta Ordinances relating to animals. The Animal Control Officer works 8-hour shifts and spends his shifts patrolling the city, picking up animals at large, and investigating violations of these Ordinances.

The Animal Control Officer also is charged with tracking and loaning out the animal traps owned by the City of Augusta. If you need to speak with Animal Control for any reason, call the Department of Public Safety at (316) 775-4500 extension 316 or you can send an e-mail to Animal Control.


Selected Animal Control Ordinances

Links are in .pdf format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, click on the icon to the left to download it. To view the chosen ordinance, click on the link below. These ordinances are for your information only and are subject to change, amendment, or deletion at any time without notice being posted.

Chapter II. - Animal Control and Regulation (entire Chapter)

#1893 and #1896 - Dangerous Dogs Ordinance (September / November 2004)

2-107 - Cruelty to Animals (1991)

2-110 - Animal Traps (1991)

2-112 - Noisy Animals (1991)

2-115 - Vicious Animals (1991)

2-116 - Running at Large (1991)

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