Dodge City, KS

• Animal control (2)
  • Dodge City Animal Control (Dodge City Animal Shelter / Police Department)

    Phone: (620) 227-4646

    Address: 104 N. Fourteenth Ave., Dodge City, KS 67801

    Website: https://www.dodgecity.org/174/Animal-Control

    Source is archive copy: Yes

    Report animal issues to Ford County Communications Center at (620) 227-4646 so an Animal Control Officer may be dispatched. Shelter office 620-225-8180.

    Source: City of Dodge City - Animal Control · Archived copy (Mar 11, 2025) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
  • Dodge City Police Department - Animal Control

    Phone: (620) 227-4646

    Address: 110 W. Spruce St., Dodge City, KS 67801

    Website: https://crimewatch.net/us/ks/ford/dodge-city-pd/197202/content/animal-control

    Police department page; call Ford County Communications Center to dispatch an Animal Control Officer.

    Source: Dodge City Police Department - Animal Control (CRIMEWATCH) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Animal shelters and rescues
  Dodge City Animal Shelter

  Phone: 620-225-8180

  Address: 104 N. Fourteenth Ave., Dodge City, KS 67801

  Website: https://www.dodgecity.org/174/Animal-Control

  Type: municipal shelter (City of Dodge City)

  Source is archive copy: Yes

  Adoptions include spay/neuter, vet exam and vaccinations; city residents also pay a $5 city dog tag fee.

  Source: City of Dodge City - Animal Control · Archived copy (Mar 11, 2025) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Pet licence required
  Website: https://www.dodgecity.org/174/Animal-Control

  Fees: $5.00 per dog, annual

  Species: dogs over three months of age

  Required: Yes

  Source is archive copy: Yes

  City Ordinance 2-122: every dog over three months must be registered annually; licenses sold at the Dodge City Animal Shelter or Police Department. Ordinance 3382 requires dogs predominately pit bull in appearance to be registered with the shelter. Kennel permit needed for more than four dogs over twelve weeks.

  Source: City of Dodge City - Animal Control · Archived copy (Mar 11, 2025) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Rabies vaccination requirement
  Rule: City Ordinance 2-121: all dogs, cats and ferrets over four months of age must have a current rabies vaccination.

  Scope: city

  Ordinance url: https://www.dodgecity.org/174/Animal-Control

  Source is archive copy: Yes

  Source: City of Dodge City - Animal Control · Archived copy (Mar 11, 2025) · Checked Nov 5, 2026

About this place

• Population
  27,663 (2024)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates (cities and towns) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Land area (sq mi)
  15.013 (2025)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer Files (places) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Official website
  http://www.dodgecity.org/

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing · Checked Nov 5, 2026