Release Date:   7/12/2010

Incident Type: Animal Licensing Requirement

Contact Person:  Steve Sanders, Chief of Police, (575) 763-9416  

 

In April, 2010, the Clovis City Commission voted in favor of Municipal Ordinance # 1925-2010 requiring the Clovis Police Department Animal Control Unit initiate an Animal Registration/Identification License program. 

The purpose of the ordinance is to develop a central database registering the pet to an owner.  If the animal is properly registered, this will assist Animal Control Officers in returning the animal to its rightful owner should they come into contact with the animal running at large. 

After several of months of developing the infrastructure necessary to complete this task, the Animal Control Unit is now ready to start accepting licensing applications to register domesticated dogs and cats.

The application will be available on Monday July 19th, 2010, at the Animal Shelter, located at 2203 E. Brady, from 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday thru Friday, or at the Clovis Police Department Records Unit, located at 300 N. Connelly Street, from 8:00 AM to 5 PM, Monday thru Friday. 

Licensing requirements: 

The application requires a proof the animal has been vaccinated for rabies.  This may be done by presenting a current rabies certificate at the time of licensing or a licensed veterinarian may sign the application as a verification of vaccination. 

There is no fee associated with licensing your family pets. 

Once the pet is licensed, the animal must have some sort of “Pet Identification” attached to it.  This may consist of a microchip, a tattoo or the license tag itself.  There have been questions as to whether or not the animal must have a microchip or tattoo.  That is not the case.  Once again, the issued metal license tag given by the Animal Control Unit can serve as the pet identification, so long as it is attached to the animal. 

The term of the license will be three years.  This coincides with the required rabies vaccination requirement.  Re-registering the animal every three years will allow us to keep the owner’s information current. 

Should anyone have any questions, they can call the Animal Control Unit at (575) 769-7893.