Dog servicesin Royse City, TX

Dogs in Royse City, TX are registered with the city. The city's animal-service fee table lists $10 to register a dog that is not spayed or neutered and $5 for a dog that is fixed or under one year old, and the city posts a pet registration form. Your dog also needs a rabies vaccine by four months of age under Texas law, and the veterinarian who gives it must hand you a certificate. Royse City Animal Services will microchip a dog for $15.

For a loose, lost or found dog, call Royse City Animal Services at 972-524-4709, listed in the city directory, or use the City Hall phone system and choose option 9 for Animal Control. The city shelter and adoption center is at 1115 N Josephine. For an emergency, call 911. Police non-emergency dispatch is 972-204-7001.

If your dog spends time tied up outside, Texas's restraint law requires shelter, shade, drinking water and an area out of standing water and waste. The tether cannot be a chain, carry weights or be shorter than 10 feet or five times the dog's length, whichever is longer.