LOST OR FOUND PETS

The Bemidji Police Department updates the lists of current animals found within the city limits on the Bemidji Police Department Facebook page.  All dogs and cats that reside within the City of Bemidji are required to be licensed annually. Contact City Hall at 218-759-3567 regarding licensing your dog or cat. 

City of Bemidji Animal Impound

Animals found in the City of Bemidji will be placed in the Bemidji Animal Control Facility. Photos of impounded animals will be posted on the Bemidji Police Department Facebook Page. Follow Facebook to see current posts.

If you lost your pet outside the city limits, please contact the Township Animal Control Officer for your area.

Call Township Animal Control Officer Keith Christianson, 218-760-6651, for the townships of Turtle River, Bemidji, Northern, Frohn, Grant Valley, Ten Lakes, Port Hope or the City of Tenstrike.

Find more information about lost of found animals.

Animals in Motor Vehicles
Within the State of Minnesota, leaving a dog inside a parked vehicle is not a crime until the conditions in the vehicle present a health hazard to the animal.  If outside conditions warrant, please contact 911 when a violation is occurring.  Animal Control will be dispatched to take digital infrared temperature readings inside the vehicle. If the owner cannot be contacted, and conditions warrant, the animal will be removed and transported to the shelter.  Depending on the circumstances, a citation or complaint may be issued against the animal owner.