Chico Animal Control
Chico Animal Control is operated under the Chico Animal Services Section of the Chico Police Department. Animal Control is responsible for the following within the incorporated portion of the City of Chico:
Enforcing all state laws and local codes relating to animals,
Picking up dogs running at large,
Enforcing rabies control and licensing,
Taking bite reports and quarantining animals for Rabies observation.
If you are outside Chico City limits, please see the list below for which agency to call. For information about wildlife, please click here.
Chico Animal Control can be reached at 530-897-4960. Animal Control Officers are usually out in the field, but they check for messages frequently throughout the day. Please leave a message on the answering machine with your name and a good contact number so an officer can call you back. You can also call the Chico Animal Shelter at 530-894-5630 between Noon and 5:00 PM and ask to leave a message for an animal control officer. Please be advised that Animal Shelter staff cannot go out into the field to pick up animals.
The Chico Municipal Codes can be found here. Codes pertaining to animals, including the requirements for dog licensing, are under Title 7. Codes pertaining to animals in parks are under Title 12R. Codes about requirements for animal keeping are under Title 19, specifically 19.76.040
For information about barking dogs, please click here.
To send an email to Animal Control, please click here. Please do not send urgent requests through email. To send an email to the Animal Shelter, please click on our Contact Us page, or click here.
To download a Statement Form, click here.
To fill out an Animal Bite Report, click here.
All dogs over 4 months of age that have been in the City of Chico for more than 30 days must have a dog license. A dog license can be purchased at the Chico Animal Shelter located at 2579 Fair St. or the Licensing Department, located at Chico City Hall, 411 Main St. Proof of a Rabies vaccination in the form of a Rabies Certificate is necessary to obtain a dog license. Licenses can be purchased for 1, 2 or 3 years, but never for a period of time longer than the Rabies vaccination is valid. To purchase a dog license online, click here.
Enforcing all state laws and local codes relating to animals,
Picking up dogs running at large,
Enforcing rabies control and licensing,
Taking bite reports and quarantining animals for Rabies observation.
If you are outside Chico City limits, please see the list below for which agency to call. For information about wildlife, please click here.
Chico Animal Control can be reached at 530-897-4960. Animal Control Officers are usually out in the field, but they check for messages frequently throughout the day. Please leave a message on the answering machine with your name and a good contact number so an officer can call you back. You can also call the Chico Animal Shelter at 530-894-5630 between Noon and 5:00 PM and ask to leave a message for an animal control officer. Please be advised that Animal Shelter staff cannot go out into the field to pick up animals.
The Chico Municipal Codes can be found here. Codes pertaining to animals, including the requirements for dog licensing, are under Title 7. Codes pertaining to animals in parks are under Title 12R. Codes about requirements for animal keeping are under Title 19, specifically 19.76.040
For information about barking dogs, please click here.
To send an email to Animal Control, please click here. Please do not send urgent requests through email. To send an email to the Animal Shelter, please click on our Contact Us page, or click here.
To download a Statement Form, click here.
To fill out an Animal Bite Report, click here.
All dogs over 4 months of age that have been in the City of Chico for more than 30 days must have a dog license. A dog license can be purchased at the Chico Animal Shelter located at 2579 Fair St. or the Licensing Department, located at Chico City Hall, 411 Main St. Proof of a Rabies vaccination in the form of a Rabies Certificate is necessary to obtain a dog license. Licenses can be purchased for 1, 2 or 3 years, but never for a period of time longer than the Rabies vaccination is valid. To purchase a dog license online, click here.
Animal Control Agencies Outside of Chico
Each city or county is responsible for providing animal care and control for their jurisdiction, and it's important that found animals go to the shelter that serves the location where the animal was found.
Not only does this ensure tax payers are only paying for animals found in their jurisdiction, it increases the chance of pets being reunited with their owners.
Paradise Animal Control (Provides services to the Town of Paradise)
925 American Way, Paradise
(530) 872-6275
Paradise Animal Control Website
Gridley/Biggs Animal Control (Provides services to Gridley/Biggs)
685 Kentucky Street, Gridley
(530) 846-4825
Gridley/Biggs Animal Control Website
Butte County Animal Control (Provides service to all unincorporated areas of Butte County)
202 Mira Loma Dr., Oroville
(530) 891-2907 or (530) 538-7409
Butte County Animal Control Website
Northwest SPCA (Provides sheltering services to City of Oroville and Butte County)
2787 South Fifth Ave., Oroville
(530) 533-7636
Northwest SPCA Website
Glenn County Animal Control (Provides services to Glenn County)
543 West Oak St., Willows
(530) 934-6431
Glenn County Animal Control Website
Tehama County Animal Control (provides services to Tehama County)
1830 Walnut St. Red Bluff
(530) 529-7900
Tehama County Animal Control Website
For other jurisdictions, please contact the local police or sheriff's department for their animal control agency.
Not only does this ensure tax payers are only paying for animals found in their jurisdiction, it increases the chance of pets being reunited with their owners.
Paradise Animal Control (Provides services to the Town of Paradise)
925 American Way, Paradise
(530) 872-6275
Paradise Animal Control Website
Gridley/Biggs Animal Control (Provides services to Gridley/Biggs)
685 Kentucky Street, Gridley
(530) 846-4825
Gridley/Biggs Animal Control Website
Butte County Animal Control (Provides service to all unincorporated areas of Butte County)
202 Mira Loma Dr., Oroville
(530) 891-2907 or (530) 538-7409
Butte County Animal Control Website
Northwest SPCA (Provides sheltering services to City of Oroville and Butte County)
2787 South Fifth Ave., Oroville
(530) 533-7636
Northwest SPCA Website
Glenn County Animal Control (Provides services to Glenn County)
543 West Oak St., Willows
(530) 934-6431
Glenn County Animal Control Website
Tehama County Animal Control (provides services to Tehama County)
1830 Walnut St. Red Bluff
(530) 529-7900
Tehama County Animal Control Website
For other jurisdictions, please contact the local police or sheriff's department for their animal control agency.
