Animal Services

Microchip Services

Haltom City Animal Services will microchip your pet for $10.

Please call the facility at 817-222-7124 during operating hours to schedule an appointment. This service is available to Haltom City residents only. Please bring proof of residence, such as a driver license or utility bill as well as any rabies certificate or other information related to your pet.

We use 24PetWatch microchip services.

Impoundment

Haltom City Animal Services charges fees for animals that are picked up and housed at their facility.

Impound fees for animals that have not been spayed or neutered are as follows:

• $30 for the first time animal is picked up
• $60 for the second time
• $100 for the third time

Impound fees for animals that have been spayed or neutered are as follows:

• $15 for the first time animal is picked up
• $30 for the second time
• $60 for the third time

Mandatory sterilization is ordered after the second time an animal is picked up in a 12 month period.

A boarding fee of $10 per day applies to all animals impounded at the shelter.

Citations

Haltom City Animal Services issues citations to owners of pets who violate city ordinance regarding animal care and maintenance.

All pets are required to be on a secure leash at all times when not contained in a house or fenced yard. The most common citations issued by Haltom City Animal Service Officers are for "Dogs at Large" and "No Rabies Vaccination". Citations may also be issued for failure to display a current Rabies vaccination tag on an animal. Haltom City does not allow cats to run free. If a citizen feeds and/or harbors a stray cat for more than 10 days, they are considered the cat's owner and could be issued a citation for Cat at Large.

For more information, please refer to Haltom City's Animal Ordinance (PDF). Once citations are issued, all questions and concerns must go through the Municipal Court.

Surrender Fees

Surrender fees, for all species of animals, are as follows:

• Bite Investigation: $60
• Altered with Rabies Vaccine: $30
• Altered with No Rabies Vaccine: $40
• Unaltered with Rabies Vaccine: $65
• Unaltered with no Rabies Vaccine: $75

Deceased animal pick-up for veterinarian clinics, citizens with small animals (under 30 lbs) and citizens with large dogs (over 30 lbs) will have a fee of $10 per animal picked up.