Animal Care & Contact Info

 

It is unlawful for any owner to own, keep, harbor or maintain any dog or cat, over four months of age, within the city, without having obtained a license from the city.  Please read the City Ordinance regarding licensing, numbers of pets, etc.  Pet Licenses may be obtained at City Hall, 317 4th Street NW, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.  You will need to bring the following items with you when registered your pet(s):

  • The pet owner is required to provide the owner's name and address, telephone number, the name, breed, color and sex of each dog or cat owned or kept and being licensed.
  • Rabies immunization. All dog and/or cat licenses shall be issued only upon presentation of a certificate issued by a veterinarian, licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Minnesota, showing rabies immunization of the animal for at the least the term of the license.
  • Spay/neuter credit. Additionally, the owner of a dog or cat, upon presentation of documentation issued by a veterinarian that the dog or cat has been spayed or neutered, may receive a discount off of the regular license fee as the same is determined by the council.
  • Costs for spayed or neutered dogs or cats are $10.00 each, and $25.00 for animals that are not spayed or neutered (reference City Fee Schedule).   

 

To better serve the citizens of the City of Bemidji and Beltrami County, we have created this section on Animal Care in hopes to return lost and found animals to their owners.  It is a traumatic experience for both the owners and the pets when they are lost, and hopefully this will help them get back home sooner.

 

Click on the Animal Report form and fill it out as best you can.  

 

YOU NEED TO ALSO REPORT LOST OR FOUND ANIMALS TO BELTRAMI COUNTY DISPATCHER AT 218-333-9111, EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE REPORTING IT ON THIS WEBSITE.

 

Check the animals impounded within the city limits Here.  Animals picked up out of city limits will not be in the Bemidji Police Department Pound.  Please call the Animal Care Clinic for animals picked up out of the city limits (218) 444-2222. 

 

City Impound Fee:  $40.00 for first incident.  Daily Care is $10.00 per day.  If they are impounded more than one time, there is a charge of $50.00 for the second impound, and if impounded three times, there is a $60.00 charge, and the animal needs to be taken out of the City Limits. Any dog or cat within the City of Bemidji is required to have a license. Costs for spayed or neutered dogs or cats are $10.00, and $25.00 for animals that are not spayed or neutered.

  

If your animal is in a township, you will need to contact one of the members of that township or city. Check the Beltrami County's website for township information.

 

The Bemidji Pioneer will publish free of charge any found animals. You may call them at 218-333-9200.

   

LIST OF IMPOUNDED ANIMALS