Mountain Grove, MO

• Animal control
  City of Mountain Grove Animal Control (ACO)

  Phone: 417-926-5181

  Address: 614 E. State St (Cedar Center), Mountain Grove, MO

  Website: https://mountaingrovemo.gov/animal-control/

  Service area: Inside Mountain Grove city limits

  Lost pets: text 'Lost Animal' to 417-547-1555.

  Source: City of Mountain Grove - Animal Control · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Animal shelters and rescues
  City of Mountain Grove Animal Control shelter

  Phone: 417-926-5181

  Address: 614 E. State St (Cedar Center), Mountain Grove, MO

  Website: https://mountaingrovemo.gov/animal-control/

  Type: municipal animal control shelter

  Source: City of Mountain Grove - Animal Control · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Pet licence required
  Website: https://mountaingrovemo.gov/animal-control/

  Fees: Permanent license: Free (requires microchip; cats must also be spayed/neutered); Dog annual unaltered: $10.00; Dog annual spayed neutered: $5.00

  Rule: Valid rabies vaccination certificate required to license

  Term: annual renewal March 1-31; late fee from April 1

  Species: dog, cat (if permitted to run at large)

  Required: Yes

  Source: City of Mountain Grove - Animal Control · 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

About this place

• Population
  4,690 (2024)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates (cities and towns) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Land area (sq mi)
  4.015 (2025)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer Files (places) · Checked Nov 5, 2026