Animal Control
Animal Control Officer: Kevin Baker
Animal Shelter (Quinte Humane Society): 613-968-4673
Location: 34 Wallbridge-Loyalist Rd, Belleville, ON https://humanesocietyhpe.ca/
Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward is the Pound for the Municipality of Tweed.
If your dog is lost please contact the Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward at 613-968-4673.
Quinte Lost Dog Network: https://www.facebook.com/theQLDN/
Rabies Prevention:
Click here for more information from the Health Unit about reporting suspected rabies exposures.
Click here for the mandatory reporting form for animal biting/scratching incidents.
For more information please contact Environmental Health at the Hastings & Prince Edward Counties Health Unit at 613-966-5513, Ext. 677.
Click here for the Health Unit website.
ANIMAL CONTROL – DOGS
Municipality of Tweed By-Law No. 2014-07 sets out the provisions for the licencing and regulating of dogs. The by-law outlines the regulations and fees for licencing dogs, the regulations for keeping of dogs, and the penalties for non-compliance with the by-law provisions.
A complete copy of this by-law is available on the By-Laws page of this website; from the Municipal Office; or from the Animal Control Officer. For more information please contact the Animal Control Officer at 613-847-7784
LICENCING OF DOGS
- Buy your dog tag on or after January 2 each year for $25.00 each. After April 1 the cost goes up to $60.00 each.
- Dog licences expire December 31st each year.
- At the time of registration information about both the owner and the dog will be required.
- A record of dog tags is kept to make it easier to locate the owner of a lost dog.
- The dog tag must be securely fixed on the dog at all times.
- If a tag becomes lost or the information on it wears off a replacement tag can be obtained from the Municipal Office.
Annual dog tags are mandatory and are available at the Municipal Office at a cost of $25.00 each starting January 2nd each year.
After April 1st each year the Animal Control Officer may commence a door-to-door canvas throughout the municipality for the purpose of selling dog tags.
KENNEL LICENCES
Annual kennel licences are also mandatory and must be obtained directly from our Animal Control Officer. The owner of a kennel of purebred dogs or non-purebred dogs is required to pay an annual fee of $150.00.
Kennel licences are available January 2nd each year and expire December 31st each year. After April 1st the cost goes up to $200.00. The Animal Control Officer issues all kennel licences.
CATS
The Municipality of Tweed has no current by-law setting out the provisions for the licencing and regulating of cats.
Residents are urged to contact the Quinte Humane Society at 613-968-4673. Click here to access the Contact page of their website for more information about the Quinte Humane Society such as hours of operation, location, directions, and email address.
Help Control the Pet Population - Have Your Pets Spayed or Neutered
Visit the following links for information about spay and neuter services:
