Maricopa County
Maricopa County Animal Care and Control
In short
Maricopa County Animal Care and Control issues 1 permit we publish for Maricopa County, last verified 2026-09-25. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennel Permit (five or more dogs not individually licensed)only if it applies to you | Maricopa County Animal Care and Control | $350.00, payable within ten days of the Board of Supervisors' approval, per the county's current Kennel Permit Application form. A.R.S. § 11-1009(B) sets a statutory floor of $75.00 or the actual cost of recovery as the Board of Supervisors determines it — the $350.00 figure is what the county's current form charges rather than a specific Board-adopted rate located in a separate resolution. A Subsequent Inspection Return fee of $49.00 applies for each additional inspection visit, and A.R.S. § 11-1009(D) sets a $25.00 penalty for operating without the permit. | one year from the date of the Board of Supervisors' approval | 2026-09-25 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Kennel Permit (five or more dogs not individually licensed)
Required only for a facility keeping five or more dogs that are not individually licensed, such as a boarding kennel. A.R.S. § 11-1009(A) requires the permit from 'the board of supervisors of the county where the kennel is located except if each individual dog is licensed,' and subsection (B) sets the fee at 'seventy-five dollars or the actual cost of recovery as determined by the board of supervisors' — the county's own current application form charges $350.00, which is presented here as the form's stated figure rather than as a confirmed Board-adopted rate, since no separate Board fee resolution is published. The form itself states that 'the kennel permit does not authorize the operation of any type of business and is solely used for the purpose of licensing multiple dogs' — it is not a business license. Subsection (D) sets a $25.00 penalty for operating without the permit, and the form adds a $49.00 fee for each additional inspection visit beyond the first. A commercial kennel or pet-grooming business's zoning approval is a separate matter, recorded in the Special Use Permit record: the Zoning Ordinance's own definition of 'kennel' reaches commercial grooming and bathing, so a grooming shop with fewer than five dogs on site at once may still need a Special Use Permit even where this Animal Care and Control permit does not apply. A veterinary practice that treats animals without boarding five or more dogs does not need this permit. Contact Animal Care and Control at (602) 506-7387.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Maricopa County
- Phone
- (602) 506-7387
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- A.R.S. § 11-1009 — Kennel permit; fee; denial; inspectionArizona Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-27
- Kennel Permit Application — the Department's own current form, stating the $350.00 payment due within ten days of receipt, the $49 Subsequent Inspection Return fee, and that the permit does not authorize any businessMaricopa County Animal Care and Control · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-27
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