Animal Control


To contact the City of Waterloo Animal Control Services Officer:

Phone: (319) 883-0797      Email: animalcontrol@waterloo-ia.org
Regular hours – 8:00 am to 4:00 pm – Monday thru Sunday **On Call After Hours outside the regular hours

As of Monday, June 1, 2015 - The City of Waterloo Animal Control Services has contracted with Cedar Bend Humane Society for the boarding and caring of stray domestic animals including roaming cats. Phone numbers remain the same:

Animal Control(319) 883-0797
Cedar Bend Humane Society(319) 232-6887

Pet owners will need to redeem their dogs/cats at the Cedar Bend Humane Society – 1166 W. Airline Hwy., Waterloo – during working hours. Click here to be directed to their website for hours and directions. 

The Following Services are Provided by the City:

  • Barking Dog Complaints
  • Unsanitary Conditions Complaints
  • Too Many Animals (per household) Calls
  • Dog at Large Calls
  • Pick up of Confined Domestic Animals
  • Pick up of all Dead Animals (pet owners will be charged a fee)
  • Neglected, Abused or Abandoned Animals
  • Potentially Dangerous Dog Calls
  • Aggressive Domestic Animal Calls
  • Pick Up of “ONLY” Injured/Sick Wildlife
  • Investigate All Bite Cases Within the City Limits

Animal Control Fees:
  • Fees are not pro-rated and no refunds are given.
  • Cedar Bend Humane Society Fee(s) are NOT included in the below City Fee(s).
Action Rate:
Impound Fee (taken to CBHS) $56.00
Annual License Fee - Spayed and Neutered Jan 1 - Mar 31 $5.00
Annual License Fee - Spayed and Neutered Apr 1 - Dec 31 $10.00
Annual License Fee - Non-Spayed or Neutered Jan 1 - Mar 31 $10.00
Annual License Fee - Non-Spayed or Neutered Apr 1 - Dec 31 $20.00
Deceased Animal Pick Up Fee up to 25 lbs. (privately-owned) $25.00
Deceased Animal Pick Up Fee over 25 lbs. (rate per pound over 25 lbs.)* $1.00
Pick Up Fee (returned to owner) $25.00
Pick up Fee After Initial Pick Up within a calendar year** $10.00
Trap Rental for 5 day period $25.00
Wildlife animal pick up  Free
*Deceased Animal Pick Up Fee is a base rate of $25 with an additional rate of $1.00/lb over 25 lbs. 
**Additional Pick Up Fee applies if animal is picked up multiple times in a calendar year.  1st pick up = $25, 2nd pick up = $35, 3rd pick up = $45, etc.


Iowa Pet

REPORT ALL LOST DOGS AND CATS TO:
Please visit IowaPetAlert.com to post a photo and description of your lost pet and to check incoming strays to CBHS daily.