FAQs • City of Rowlett • CivicEngage

Do I need to license my pets with the City? How?: Yes, all dogs, cats, pot-bellied pigs and ferrets need to be licensed with the City’s animal shelter. Bring or mail a copy of your pet’s current Rabies Vaccination Certificate and appropriate fees (Fees for licensing are $10 for spayed / neutered animals or animals who are six months of age or younger, free for seniors 60 and over whose animals have been spayed / neutered and $20 for animals not spayed / neutered) to: 4402 Industrial St. Rowlett, TX 75088 If you mail your certificate we will return your tags by regular mail.

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Animal Services

1. How do I report a loose dog?: Call the Police Department at 972-412-6200 and press option one for non-emergency calls.

2. Do I need to license my pets with the City? How?: Yes, all dogs, cats, pot-bellied pigs and ferrets need to be licensed with the City’s animal shelter. Bring or mail a copy of your pet’s current Rabies Vaccination Certificate and appropriate fees (Fees for licensing are $10 for spayed / neutered animals or animals who are six months of age or younger, free for seniors 60 and over whose animals have been spayed / neutered and $20 for animals not spayed / neutered) to: 4402 Industrial St. Rowlett, TX 75088 If you mail your certificate we will return your tags by regular mail.

3. Does Rowlett have a leash law?: Yes, the City of Rowlett Code of Ordinances Chapter 6-4 (Running at Large) states, "(a) It shall be unlawful for any owner of an animal, other then a cat, to cause, permit, suffer or allow the animal to run at large. (b) Any animal control officer or police officer is authorized to impound such animals running at large, other than a cat, and may impound a cat upon receipt of a complaint that the cat causes a nuisance or hazard to the health or welfare of any person or animal."