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Animal Control
Animal Control officer providing advice on dogs.Napier City Council employs 1 team leader, 1 administration officer, and 3 animal control officers, whose tasks include regular patrolling of all areas of the city, collecting stray dogs and where possible locating their owners, premises inspections, licenced owner testing, caring for dogs in the shelter and education programmes.
The Council also operates the Dog shelter where stray dogs are taken. These dogs are returned to owners or re-homed where possible. Annual dog registration forms are sent out with fees payable by 1st July each year.
Council has developed policy to determine the number of dogs that can be kept on a residential property and where these dogs can be exercised safely in public.
Council also encourages owners to take their dogs to an obedience school and certificates achieved are recognised by a reduction in the annual fees.
Napier City has approximately 6,000 dogs owned by approximately 5,000 people and Council has the responsibility to ensure that all dogs are registered and kept under control at all times. This ensures dogs don't become a nuisance to the people living in Napier.
Animal Control Officers and Administration staff are located in the Civic Building, Hastings Street.
Your Dog Control ServiceOver recent years there have been a number of widely publicised dog attacks reported in the media. Few of these would have happened if the dog owner had ensured their dog was under control at all times. Napier City Council's Animal Control team is committed to preventing such incidents by a combination of education and enforcement.
Please play your part in ensuring that dog ownership is a pleasant experience for everyone.
Our officers are committed to:
Other Services:
Dog Pound
Opening times for re-claiming dogs and viewing dogs available for re-homing subject to approval.
Monday to Friday - 8.30am to 9.30am and 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Weekends and Public Holidays - 9.00am to 10.00am
Animal ProblemsThe following dog control problems are subject to the issuing of infringement notices or prosecution:
