3210 Hi-Lo Circle, Huntsville, AL 35811
		(256) 532-1519 or (256) 532-1651
		(256) 532-1571
		mcac@madisoncountyal.gov
		Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM

The Madison County-wide mandatory Licensing Program provides primary regulation of pet animals by requiring annual vaccination and registration of dogs and cats three (3) months of age or older, and by requiring pet animals be tagged. 

LICENSING YOUR PET(S)

• FOR NEW LICENSES
  • Please complete this Application and mail to Madison County Animal Control along with the requested supporting documentation and applicable License See
• FOR RENEWAL LICENSES
  • Please click here to renew an existing License online
  • Vaccination Certificate(s) may be uploaded during the online License renewal process
• TO RENEW IN PERSON
  • 3210-D Hi-Lo Circle, Huntsville, AL 35811
• An updated Vaccination Certificate is required for all animals
  
  

ADDITIONAL LICENSING INFORMATION

• If you no longer own the previously licensed animal or the animal is deceased, please contact our office to update your account. 
• If remitting payment by mail, please include a $1.00 processing fee in addition to the total License Fee amount due.

LOCAL PET INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

• If you suspect that your pet has been picked up and taken to a local animal shelter, please call 256-532-1519. Please note: Madison County Animal Control does not operate an animal shelter. 
• All animals impounded in Madison County and the city limits of Huntsville are transported to Huntsville Animal Services.  
• Please visit the Madison County Animal Control Facebook for information voluntarily posted by citizens regarding lost and found pets.
• The Animal Control Department Field Enforcement Program removes stray, abandoned, and feral domestic animals from the community. It also regulates pet animals in order to minimize personal injury, property damage, livestock destruction, and various public nuisances associated with free ranging, unregulated animals.

MADISON COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL DEPARTMENT SERVICES INCLUDE:

• Impoundment and shelter of stray, abandoned, and nuisance animals
• Humane trapping of nuisance domestic animals
• Emergency transport of injured animal(s)
• Identification and return of lost pets
• Animal cruelty/neglect investigation
• Enforcement of state and local animal control laws
• Investigation of animal bites
• Humane education
• Community resources pertaining to animal behavior, care, welfare, and regulation

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Madison County Animal Control serves unincorporated Madison County, excluding areas within the city limits of Huntsville and Madison.
• Local Legislation and Code of Alabama as it relates to Animal Control in Madison County
• Madison County Commission 1987 Resolution requires dogs be confined to premises
• Madison County Commission Dangerous Dog Resolution Effective May 1, 2013

ADDITIONAL ANIMAL AND SHELTER RESOURCES

• City of Huntsville Animal Services Department
• Animal Complaints within the City of Huntsville
• Madison City Animal Control 
• Greater Huntsville Humane Society
• The Ark Inc.