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Inspectors investigate complaints regarding the Animal Control Ordinance.
Animal owners must comply with the following ordinance rules:
- Dogs may not run at large. Your pet must be on a leash when it is off your property.
- All dogs over 6 months of age must have a current dog license.
- No more than three adult dogs and/or cats are allowed in a single residential unit.
- Keeping a dog which disturbs neighbors by barking is not permitted.
- Pet owners must remove any animal waste deposited by their animal on public or private property.
Things that every pet owner should know:
- Patrol Hours: Officers are patrolling your neighborhoods from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday.
- Officers are also on call 24 hours for emergency situations, 7 days a week.
- Call us @ 574.235.9303 to report: Animals that are stray, injured, neglected, lost or found, animal bites, nuisance and cruelty complaints and wildlife problems
- Humane capture cage program to address stray cat and dog problems.
- Adoption and reclaim hours are:
- Monday through Friday 11 AM - 4 PM
- Saturdays 1-4 PM
- Sundays 1-4 PM
- By appointment from 7 AM - 6 PM
- Dead animals on roads inside the City Limits, please call the Street Department at 574.235.9244.
Animal Care & Control
105 S. Olive St.
South Bend, Indiana 46619
574.235.9303 |
