(a) 
Adoption fee, includes sterilization, rabies vaccination, applicable vaccines, heartworm or Feline Triple Testing, worming, and microchip:
(1) 
Dog: $140.00.
(2) 
Cat: $140.00.
(b) 
Daily care fee:
(1) 
Animal single day: $20.00.
(2) 
Each day thereafter: $10.00.
(c) 
Quarantine fee:
(1) 
Cat/small dog/puppy: $20.00 day.
(2) 
Dog over 50 lbs.: $25.00 day.
(3) 
Any impoundment fee may be reduced if the owner agrees to have the animal rabies vaccinated, microchipped, and sterilized and the owner pays the fees related to that service.
(d) 
Microchip fee:
(1) 
Dog/cat resident: $15.00.
(2) 
Dog/cat nonresident: $20.00.
(e) 
Impoundment fee:
(1) 
First offense:
(A) 
Sterilized: $25.00.
(B) 
Unsterilized: $75.00.
(2) 
Second offense:
(A) 
Sterilized: $50.00.
(B) 
Unsterilized: $150.00.
(3) 
Third offense
(A) 
Sterilized: $75.00.
(B) 
Unsterilized: $225.00.
(4) 
Guard dogs: $225.00 for each offense.
(5) 
Any impoundment fee may be reduced if the owner agrees to have the animal rabies vaccinated, microchipped, and sterilized by the animal services division and the owner pays the fees related to that service.
(f) 
Owner relinquish fee:
(1) 
Single: $25.00.
(2) 
Litter: $45.00.
(g) 
Multi-pet permit:
(1) 
Application fee: $5.00 per pet over the limit.
(2) 
Annually: $50.00 per household.
(h) 
Breeder permit:
(1) 
Application fee: $5.00.
(2) 
Annually: $100.00.
(i) 
Rescue permit:
(1) 
Application fee: $5.00.
(2) 
Annually: $50.00.
(j) 
Kennel permit:
(1) 
Application fee: $5.00.
(2) 
Annually: $100.00.
(k) 
Beekeeping permit:
(1) 
Application fee: $5.00.
(2) 
Annually: $100.00.
(l) 
Dangerous animal registration: $250.00 annually ($50.00 mandatory fee pursuant to Texas Health and Safety Code, § 822.043 and $200.00 administration fee).
(m) 
Owner dead animal removal:
(1) 
$40.00 per animal up to 50 lbs.
(2) 
$80.00 per animal 51 lbs. and over
(n) 
Deposit for live traps: $50.00.
(o) 
Removal of animals from non-city traps: $40.00 per animal.
(p) 
Failure to spay or neuter: $281.00.
(q) 
The animal services manager may authorize the waiver or reduction of fees for special events, activities, and certain circumstances in which the intended result is to reduce the number of animals being housed by the animal services division.
(Ordinance 478-2009 adopted 4/16/09; Ordinance 848-2022 adopted 10/20/2022)