1950 Countryside Place
Fremont, OH 43420
(419) 334-2372 Phone
Impound (turn-in)
Dog owner -- $20.00 for licensed/registered dog.
$40.00 for dog not licensed/registered.
Harbored dog kept for less than 3 days: $0.00
Harbored dog kept for 3-30 days: $20.00
Harbored dog kept for more than 30 days: $40.00
Puppies (3 months and under)
If mother is verifiably licensed/registered: $5.00 per puppy, and $20.00 per litter.
Release of dog to owner: $20.00 first day of impoundment, and $7.00 each day thereafter.
All dogs must have a valid license before they can be released from the kennel.
Euthanasia: Discontinued as of 10/17/06.
Dog Licenses:
$14.00 due by January 31st of any year. Licenses are sold for 62 days starting on December 1st of the previous year. After January 31st, a late fee of $14.00 will be added.
We do not perform any veterinarian services for owned/kept/harbored dogs. Our budget only allows us to vet our strays upon adoption, and this is possible by the local verterinarians giving us a greatly reduced rate. If you need assistance with verterinarian care, please contact a charitable animal welfare organization.
Registration and dog licensing are synonymous.
* Harbored dog: dog that is not owned but kept by an individual. The person who harbors a dog assumes all of the responsibilities of a person that owns a dog.
WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVIENCE, BUT WE ACCEPT CASH OR CHECKS ONLY AT THIS TIME. WE ARE PRESENTLY IN A SYSTEM UPGRADE WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY ALLOW PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD AND ELECTRONIC CHECK.
If you wish to file a formal complaint about a dog, be prepared to give our office the most information that you can. Please keep in mind, all of our work here is public knowledge. We cannot keep your name anonymous unless you can demonstrate a clear threat to your safety.
We cannot accept dog complaints by email. If you have a complaint please call our office at 419-334-2372.
We need your name and address and as much information about the dog owner as possible. The more information (name, address, type of offense) that you can give the better we can do our job. We do not handle barking dogs, cats, or wildlife.
We have to see a violation to issue a citation, UNLESS you wish to sign a sworn statement. Keep in mind false statements can be prosecuted as perjury.
Due to budget constraints regarding overtime and staff limitations the dog warden's office does not respond to after hours complaints except in the case of emergency dog bites. Resolution 2008-27 Section 2.
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