Animal Intendance and Control

Lexington-Fayette Animal Intendance & Control (LFACC) provides the city'south animal care and control services on behalf of LFUCG through an annual contract agreement. Each yr, the LFACC shelter receives approximately ten,000 stray, abandoned and relinquished animals every yr. The shelter is open 365 days a year to protect the animals of Fayette County and serve the community.

Below is a list of local ordinances with helpful resources and tips. You can besides visit, LFACC's official website at lfacc.org

Stray dogs and cats

Stray dogs are held at the LFACC shelter for a minimum of v days and cats for a minimum of three days, in the hopes that their owners will repossess them.

Lost pets

Owners of lost pets should visit the LFACC shelter equally soon as possible to see if their pets have been brought in by a good citizen or rescued by an Animal Control Officeholder. Sympathize that we cannot identify your pet over the phone; you must come to LFACC in person to look for your pet. To assistance place your pet, bring a colour photograph. Also, delight bring proof of your pet's current rabies vaccination, metropolis license and spay/neuter (if applicative).

Fines and other fees tin be paid by cash or credit menu. If your pet has not already been spayed or neutered at the time of fee payment, you will have the option to accept your pet contradistinct for $50 in lieu of paying college "unaltered redemption" fees.

If your lost pet is not in our intendance, please utilize LFACC'south online lost and found pet listing in between your visits to the LFACC shelter. This list, complete with photos, of lost and found Fayette County animals can be found under the "Lost & Found Pets" tab at lfacc.org.

Brute licensing

All dogs and cats must be licensed annually starting at half-dozen months of age, and rabies vaccinated at 4 months of age. Proof of rabies vaccination is required.

  • License for an contradistinct (spayed or neutered) dog or cat is$8.
  • A license for an unaltered domestic dog or cat is$xl. ($25 of this fee goes directly into the LFUCG Spay & Neuter Fund.)
  • A license is good for 12 months.
  • Dogs and cats must wearable their license and rabies tags at all times.
  • Aid dogs are exempt from almanac licensing.
  • There are iii ways to buy or renew a pet license.
    • Veterinarian offices – visit lfacc.org for a complete list of participating offices
    • LFACC office – Licensing is available in the LFACC office six days a week. Mon – Saturday noon – 6 p.m.; Airtight on Dominicus.
    • Mail-in license (renewal simply) – visit lfacc.org, impress and complete i application for each pet. Add $one handling/postage to the application license fee of $8 or $forty. Postal service completed application, proof of rabies vaccination, proof of spay/neuter (if applicable) and check or credit card payment (no out-of-canton checks accepted) to LFACC.
  • ​​​​​Rabies vaccination with license purchase is $10 plus revenue enhancement.

Kennel license

If you own 8 or more than dogs, you need to apply for a kennel license through LFACC. The annual license is $135, and all dogs must be current on their rabies vaccinations and metropolis licenses.

Ternion constabulary

All dogs in Fayette County must be on a leash, behind a debate or on the dog owner's belongings under the possessor's supervision at all times when outside. Dogs cannot run-at-large, even nether voice command, and they must wear their electric current license and rabies tags at all times.

Canis familiaris parks

In that location are half-dozen locations in Fayette County where dogs tin can run off-ternion in designated areas: Masterson Station Park, Jacobson Park, Coldstream Park, Wellington Park, Phoenix Park* and Pleasant Ridge Park*. For more than information on the metropolis's dog parks, visit lexingtonky.gov/dog-parks.

*Dog pads, not dog parks.

Barking dogs/noisy animals

If you are having a problem with a barking dog or other noisy animals, please consider the post-obit options:

  • Talk to your neighbor: Please give your neighbour the benefit of the uncertainty. In many situations, someone with a noisy dog may non realize that there is a disturbance. Dogs bark because of numerous reasons including loneliness, boredom, other animals, passersby or because they're being teased. Doing someone a favor by informing them of the situation first could be the neighborly thing to practice!
  • The legal process: The Fayette Canton Attorney's Office prosecutes criminal cases. When you make up one's mind to file a barking dog complaint through their part confronting your neighbor, you are filing a criminal accuse against that person. When the case goes to trial, their office must bear witness across a reasonable doubtfulness that the defendant (neighbour) is guilty of violating the barking dog ordinance. Larn more about filing a barking dog complaint on the County Chaser'south website.

Pooper Scooper

Cleaning upwards after your pet is the law. All pet waste on public or unowned-private land must be sanitarily and properly tending of in an appropriate trash receptacle. The "Pooper Scooper" ordinance is enforced by the Lexington Law Department.