Fresno County Animal Control (contracted vendor)

Dog License / Kennel License

This licensing requirement reaches the UNINCORPORATED AREA of Fresno County and contracted 'county islands' ONLY — a materially narrower scope than Environmental Health's countywide food and body-art programs above, and distinct from Building/Zoning's unincorporated-only scope since it does not describe the same geography as 'unincorporated' alone. The fee schedule itself notes that the county's animal-control vendor collects this fee, reflecting that Fresno County Animal Control operates under contract rather than as an in-house department; the 15 incorporated cities, including the City of Fresno, run their own separate animal-control and licensing arrangements for addresses inside their limits. Relevant to a veterinary practice that boards animals, a regular dog license costs $78 a year, a spayed or neutered dog's license costs $4 a year, and a Kennel License costs $98 a year plus a one-time $196 initial application fee. These figures are set under Ord. #25-017 (adopted September 4, 2025, for the dog-license fees) and Ord. #19-019 (adopted October 10, 2019, for the kennel fee) within the county's Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs.