Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County Animal Services Department
In short
Contra Costa County Animal Services Department issues 1 permit we publish for Contra Costa County, last verified 2026-10-02. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dangerous / Potentially Dangerous Animal Permitonly if it applies to you | Contra Costa County Animal Services Department | Potentially Dangerous Animal: $200 application fee plus $300/year permit renewal; $200 delinquent fee; $100 penalty if unlicensed at renewal. Dangerous Animal: $300 application fee plus $600/year permit renewal; same $200 delinquent fee and $100 penalty structure. | annual renewal after initial application | 2026-10-02 |
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
Dangerous / Potentially Dangerous Animal Permit
A veterinary practice or other animal-handling operation whose animal is designated Potentially Dangerous or Dangerous by Contra Costa County Animal Services must hold this permit, renewed annually, at the fee tiers above. This is the county's current, live Fees and Services page; that page's own header states it was 'Updated January 1, 2020' — a fact about when the county itself last refreshed the page, and the page remains the fee list Animal Services currently publishes for these permits. Confirm the current figures directly with Animal Services, (925) 608-8400, before relying on them for a specific case.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Contra Costa County
- Phone
- (925) 608-8400
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.
- Animal Services — Fees and ServicesContra Costa County Animal Services Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
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