Animal Control Info Animal Control Services Mosquito Control Services Hours City Ordinances
| Tyler Animal Control is a division of the Northeast Texas Public Health District and provides Animal and Mosquito Control Services to the City of Tyler on a contract basis. Tyler Animal Control responds to citizen's concerns about animals in the City and enforces the City Ordinances regarding animals. |
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Animal Control Services include:
Animal Bite Investigation
Response to stray dog concerns and impoundment of stray dogs
Providing humane live traps to capture nuisance wildlife, cats, and dogs
Investigation of Animal Welfare concerns
Impoundment of unwanted dogs and cats
Dead Animal removal from residences and roadways
Investigation of Barking Dog concerns
Enforcement of City Ordinances regarding livestock, fowl, and exotic animals
Investigation and testing of suspected rabid animals
Effective October 1, 2007, the City of Tyler plans to contract with the Klein Animal Shelter in Jacksonville, Texas, for animal shelter services.
Some of the services offered by the Klein Animal Shelter are:
100% climate control
Space for adoptables, quarantine, abused and aggressive animals
Central wash-out runs for kennel cleanliness
Identifying paperwork for each dog on each kennel
Remote website for identification of animals and administrative processing |
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Mosquito Control Services include:
- Investigation of Mosquito complaints in the City of Tyler
- Capture and testing of mosquitoes for viral identification
- Chemical treatment of mosquito larva and adults by licensed Public Health Pesticide Applicators
- Enforcement of City Ordinances regarding abatement of mosquito breeding areas
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Tyler Animal Control officers are on duty weekdays from 7 a.m.to 5 p.m. and weekends from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. After hours, citizens should contact the Tyler Police Department at (903) 531-1000 for Animal Control emergencies. Emergencies include:
- Live or dead animals impeding traffic
- Injured animal (owner unknown or cannot be contacted)
- Animal threatening the safety of citizens (A police officer, by City Ordinance Sec. 14-5 a 4, may humanely destroy an animal posing an imminent danger to persons or property under circumstances of emergency.)
Stray animals and dead animals that are not impeding traffic are not emergencies. After hour Animal Control nonemergency concerns can be left on our answering machine at 903-535-0045. |
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City rules and regulations related to animals are found in Chapter 14, of the City of Tyler Code of Ordinances. To access the code online, click here: Code of Ordinances. Use the folder system on the left side of the screen to navigate to Chapter 14, or use the search form to find the section of code you are interested in.
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