City ordinance Chapter 14 requires residents to license their dogs, cats and ferrets. 
The license fee is $10 for a spayed or neutered animal and $33 for animals that have not been altered. These are the three ways to license your pet:
- Come to the Animal Health and Public Safety Division, 4400 Raytown Road
- Contact your veterinarian or one of these facilities
- Visit Pet Data online.
Licensing your pet and keeping the license on his collar helps ensure that you will be notified if your pet is impounded by the employees of the Animal Health and Public Safety Division.
Anyone who finds a lost pet that is licensed with the City can call the 3-1-1 Action Center, 311 or (816) 513-1313, or check Pet Data and get the owner's contact information so the pet can be returned to its rightful owner.
For more information, get a copy of Kansas City Pet Licensing.
