Branson, MO

• Animal control
  Branson Police Department - Animal Control

  Phone: 911 (ask dispatcher for an ACO)

  Email: animalcontrol@bransonmo.gov

  Website: https://bransonmo.gov/859/Animal-Control

  Hours: 8am-6pm daily, on call 24h for emergencies; patrol officers handle animal calls outside these hours

  Animals collected are taken to the Taney County Animal Shelter.

  Source: City of Branson Police - Animal Control (official page via Internet Archive snapshot 2025-04-21; live site refuses this host) · Archived copy (Apr 21, 2025) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Emergency vet care

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

  Emergency Veterinary Clinic of SW Missouri

  Phone: (417) 890-1600

  Address: 400 S. Glenstone, Springfield, MO 65802

  Website: https://evcspringfield.com/

  City: Springfield

  After-hours/overnight emergency: Mon-Fri 6:00pm-8:00am; Sat & Sun 24 hours; open all major holidays. Nearest identified overnight emergency clinic; located in Springfield (Greene County).

  Source: Emergency Veterinary Clinic of SW Missouri · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Animal shelters and rescues
  Taney County Animal Shelter

  Phone: 417-332-0172

  Address: 255 Critter Trail, Hollister, MO 65672

  Website: https://www.taneycounty.org/index.php?section=departments&department=3

  Type: county (receives animals collected by Branson Animal Control)

  Source: Taney County - Animal Care & Control · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Pet licence required
  Website: https://bransonmo.gov/859/Animal-Control

  Rule: Branson Animal Control enforces city tag requirements (city animal ordinances); fees not stated on the page.

  Required: Yes

  Source: City of Branson Police - Animal Control (official page via Internet Archive snapshot 2025-04-21; live site refuses this host) · Archived copy (Apr 21, 2025) · 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
  Operation SNIP (Humane Society of Missouri / AMCMA)

  Phone: 314-951-1534

  Website: https://amcma.org/services/spay-neuter/

  Locations: 1201 Macklind Ave, St. Louis 63110, 11660 Administration Dr, Maryland Heights 63146

  Eligibility: Missouri residents (statewide eligibility stated on the program page); pets 4+ months, rabies and distemper current; up to 3 pets per household per year; funding-limited

  Statewide-eligible program; surgeries are performed in the St. Louis area, not locally.

  Source: Animal Medical Center of Mid-America - Spay & Neuter / SNIP · Checked Nov 5, 2026

About this place

• Population
  12,869 (2024)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates (cities and towns) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Land area (sq mi)
  21.343 (2025)

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

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