Rolla, MO

• Animal control
  Rolla Police Department - Animal Control Division (Rolla Animal Shelter)

  Phone: (573) 364-6995

  Email: shelter@rollacity.gov

  Website: https://rollacity.gov/departments/police/animal_shelter/index.php

  Service area: Stray pickup limited to Rolla city limits; wildlife removal from residences no longer provided

  Source: City of Rolla - Animal Shelter · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Emergency vet care

  Hours are only as each source states them. Call before you go.

  Animal Emergency Clinic (St. Louis location)

  Phone: 314-822-7600

  Address: 9937 Big Bend Road, Kirkwood, MO 63122

  Website: https://www.stlouisanimalemergencyclinic.org/

  City: Kirkwood

  24/7 emergency; one of the nearest identified verified 24-hour hospitals, located in St. Louis County.

  Source: Animal Emergency Clinic (St. Louis / O'Fallon) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Animal shelters and rescues
  Rolla Animal Shelter

  Phone: (573) 364-6995

  Address: 1651 E Lions Club Drive, Rolla, MO (new facility; grand opening announced for Nov 13, 2026)

  Website: https://rollacity.gov/departments/police/animal_shelter/index.php

  Hours: Noon-4:00 pm Mon-Sat

  Fees: Adoption: $35.00; Stray impound: $10.00 per day; Owner relinquishment: $10 Rolla residents; $45 Phelps County residents; $65 mother with litter or litter (Phelps County)

  Type: municipal (Rolla Police Department Animal Control Division)

  Source: City of Rolla - Animal Shelter · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Pet licence required
  Website: https://rollacity.gov/departments/police/animal_shelter/index.php

  Required: Yes

  City shelter page states adopters living in the City of Rolla must have the animal registered and vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian within the required timeframe; no license fee or process is listed on the page.

  Source: City of Rolla - Animal Shelter · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Rabies vaccination requirement (2)
  • Website: https://health.mo.gov/providers/manuals/communicable-disease-investigation-reference-manual/rabies-animal

    Rule: Rabies vaccination of animals in Missouri may only be legally performed by a licensed veterinarian (RSMo 322.010, 340.216; 20 CSR 2270-4.031).

    Scope: statewide

    Applies statewide (Missouri). Source: Missouri DHSS Communicable Disease Investigation Reference Manual - Rabies, animal · Checked Nov 5, 2026
  • Rule: Missouri's rabies law is RSMo Chapter 322 (Protection Against Rabies). Section 322.090 empowers county commissions to adopt rules on licensing, impounding, confinement and rabies control and requires them to operate a county dog pound (may contract with cities); 322.030 requires the owner of a dog exposed to a rabid animal to have it treated by a licensed veterinarian or destroyed. Pet vaccination requirements are therefore set by county and city ordinance.

    Scope: statewide

    Statute url: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneChapter.aspx?chapter=322

    Applies statewide (Missouri). Source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes, RSMo 322.090 · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Spay and neuter help
  Rolla Animal Control Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) program for feral cats

  Website: https://rollacity.gov/departments/police/animal_shelter/index.php

  Within Rolla city limits Animal Control traps feral cats, has them spayed/neutered and releases them; traps can be picked up at the shelter.

  Source: City of Rolla - Animal Shelter · Checked Nov 5, 2026

About this place

• Population
  20,660 (2024)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates (cities and towns) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Land area (sq mi)
  12.122 (2025)

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

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