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DOG TAGS

1/14/2023

NOTICE TO ALL DOG OWNERS WITHIN CITY OF HOPKINS CITY LIMITS

 

2023 DOG TAGS ARE DUE

 

The Aldermen of the City of Hopkins have created Ordinance No. 362 regulating the ownership of dogs within the city limits of Hopkins.  The Ordinance requires that each dog be registered at City Hall by purchasing a dog tag.  To purchase a dog tag you must send in your money along with the following information on each and every dog you own:

 

  • The dog’s name along with the dog’s breed and sex;
  • Please indicate if the dog has been spayed or neutered;
  • A copy of the rabies vaccination information for the dog, which should include the expiration date of the vaccination and the name of the veterinarian who administered the vaccination.

 

The license fees are as follows:

 

          Male (neutered)…………………………………….$10.00

          Female (spayed)…………………………………….$10.00

          Male (sexed)………………………………………...$40.00

          Female (sexed)………………………………………$40.00

 

The fee along with the information may be brought to City Hall and dropped into the depository to the south of the front door at any time; may be mailed to P.O. Box 174, Hopkins, MO  64461-0174; or, you may contact the City Clerk to set up a time to meet to pay the fees at 660-778-3688 (please leave a message on the machine with your name and phone number if you receive no answer).

 

          Thank you for your assistance.

                                                                             Sincerely,

 

                                                                             Theodore Phipps

                                                                             City Clerk