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Mason City, IA

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Animal care and wellness

  • Animal control
    Mason City Police Department (animal control and stray shelter operations)
    Phone: (641) 421-3636
    Website: https://www.hsni.org/?page_id=39559

    Per the Humane Society of North Iowa: the Mason City Police Department is responsible for shelter operations, animal control services and enforcing animal statutes; report found domestic animals to the police. The city's own site refused this host (403).

    Source: Humane Society of North Iowa - Animal Control · Checked Nov 6, 2026
  • Animal shelters and rescues (2)
  • Rabies vaccination requirement
    Rule: Every dog owner must obtain a rabies vaccination; it is unlawful to own or possess a dog six months of age or over that has not been vaccinated against rabies (dogs kept in kennels and not allowed to run at large are exempt). The vaccine must be approved by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and administered by a licensed veterinarian, who issues a tag with the vaccination certificate; the tag must at all times be attached to the dog's collar. Revaccination frequency is set by the Department. Violation is a simple misdemeanor.
    Scope: state
    Statute url: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/351.pdf

    Iowa Code 351.33, 351.35, 351.43. Cities and counties may adopt additional rabies-control and at-large measures (351.41). Dogs in transit/exhibited and in the state under 30 days are exempt (351.42).

    Applies statewide (Iowa). Source: Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 351 - Dogs and Other Animals (legis.iowa.gov) · Checked Nov 6, 2026

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