Located at:                                                     

543 West Oak Street

Willows, CA 95988

Animal Control Admin Phone:            (530) 934-6441

Animal Control Calls For Service:       (530) 934-6431

Email:  gcsoadmin@countyofglenn.net

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Administration Center hours

We are also closed on major holidays.

Field Services hours

In case of emergency, please contact the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office dispatch at (530) 934-6431.

Glenn County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Unit responds to calls involving rabid animals and domestic animal nuisances, loose livestock on private property, as well as public roads, issues licenses and ensures rabies control for both the County and the Cities.  Below is information you may find helpful:

LICENSING:

Per Glenn County Code, all dogs over the age of 4 months are required to be licensed by our office. (Cats are NOT required to be licensed in our county.)  Licenses will be issued upon receipt of a current rabies vaccination certificate and the licensing fee.  Please note that first year licenses (for puppies or dogs with no previous vaccination history) are only issued as a one year license.  All other licenses, excepting stock/hunt pack and kennel licenses, may be issued as either one or three year licenses.  License fees are as follows:

Altered Dog 1 Year $15
Altered Dog 3 Year $30
Unaltered Dog 1 Year $30
Unaltered Dog 3 Year $60
Stock/Hunt Pack 1 Year Only $50

For information on licensing service animals or obtaining a kennel or pack license, please call our office directly so that our staff can assist you.

Licenses can be obtained by either mailing your rabies certificate and fee to Glenn County Animal Control, 543 West Oak Street, Willows, CA 95988, stopping by our office Monday-Friday 8:00pm-5:00pm, or online through our portal.  Dogs not licensed within 60 days of the date the vaccination is given will be subject to a $10 late fee. 

LOST AND MISSING ANIMALS:

If you have lost or found a pet or livestock, please call our non-emergency dispatch line 530-934-6431 to make a report.  You can view impounded animals here on our portal or on our facebook page.   

IMPOUNDS:

Should your animal be taken into our County Impound, contact us to discuss impound fees.  Impounded Dogs are taken to the Tehama County Animal Shelter and Impound/Board Fees are paid to them at the time of redemption. Impounded dogs over the age of 4 months are also required to be licensed. You will need to obtain a Rabies Vaccine from a Licensed Veterinarian then come to the Sheriff’s Office to purchase the license.  Impounded livestock will be held at a separate facility--call the office for details.  Impound fees are currently as follows:

DOGS:

1st Impound in Last Twelve Months  $40
2nd Impound in Last Twelve Months $65
3rd Impound in Last Twelve Months $90 and a Citation May Be Issued

      Unalterd Dogs Impounded pay Additional Fee Per Food & Ag Code 30804.7

CATS:

Feral Cats are not impounded.

Owner Surrenders are taken on space available – Contact the shelter at 530-527-3439

HORSES AND OTHER EQUINES/CATTLE/SHEEP AND GOATS/SWINE:

$30 per Animal plus Time Spent to Capture and Haul (at $15 per man hour/$25 per overtime man hour)
      Board Fees $3 per day

ALL OTHER ANIMALS:

Actual Cost

Justin Gibbs    GLENN COUNTY SHERIFF/CORONER