Policies and Procedures

All animals picked up as strays or impounded in the unincorporated area of the County; in municipalities that contract with the County for Animal Control Services; and in the Cities of Champaign and Urbana are located at this facility. (See side navigation for Municipal ACS contacts).

Fines and vaccination registration fees can alse be paid at the facility.

Champaign County Animal Control investigates any incident where a human is bitten by a dog, cat, or other mammal. Animal Control will also issue quarantines of biting animals to ensure that those bitten have not been exposed to an animal carrying the rabies virus.

Champaign County Animal Control is also responsible for impounding stray dogs and for investigating claims of livestock killed or injured by dogs in the County.

Champaign County Animal Control also provides educational services regarding animal control and rabies.

The Animal Control Fund is funded primarily from the fee paid for the registration of dogs. Pursuant to 510 ILCS 5, the fee collected shall be used for the purpose of paying claims for livestock or poultry, paying the cost of stray dog control, impoundment, education on animal control and rabies, and other costs incurred in carrying out the provision as outlined in the statutes.

Champaign County Animal Control provides Animal Control Services to the unincorporated areas of Champaign County and to municipalities that contract with Champaign County Animal Control for Animal Control Services. This includes: