Modoc County Animal Control contact & reporting
Animal services function; provider and jurisdiction must be verified.[1]
Source checked October 26, 2026[1]Opens this office’s own website. CountyWiki does not process applications, take payments or provide personal records.
Contact details & office locations ↓Online services & information
Use the links below for official services and provider information. Check each service’s instructions and service area.
Current county staff-directory contact and official animal-control complaint portal only; no shelter facility, adoption, pet-license workflow or visit hours is verified.
The Sheriff’s Animal Control page explains custody/sheltering of abandoned, stranded or victimized animals and names High Plateau Humane Society for unclaimed animals. Environmental Health issues licences. Contact Animal Control for the actual impound placement and release route; its Sheriff office address is not promoted as a public animal-intake facility.
Before you start
- Availability · County-issued evidence of animal-control custody/partner referral; environmental-health licensing remains a different provider
- The Animal Control unit provides service to all areas within Modoc County. The Department of Animal Control is responsible for enforcing county codes regarding compliance with vaccinations and pet licensing within Modoc County. The Animal Control Officer works in conjunction with Modoc's Environmental Health Department which issues pet license. The officer focuses on abandoned, stranded, victimized animals at large in Modoc County. Shelter for these animals makes the community safer, and in many cases provides a loving home through High Plateau Humane Society for the animals that are not claimed. California Food and Agriculture Code Section §31108 requires extended holding periods for stray, feral, and relinquished pets. The law allows more time for animal adoption and the results are subsequently, overcrowding at shelters. Modoc residents can help reduce animal overpopulation by spaying or neutering pets. All animals adopted from shelters must be spayed or neutered. Effective January 1, 2000, the law requires an owner whose animals are impounded to pay fines. Additional fees will be charged if the animals are not spayed or neutered. For the current list of fees please see the Fee Schedule (PDF). [3]
The Sheriff names High Plateau Humane Society, whose legacy domain now redirects to this official provider site. HPHS says it no longer accepts owner-surrendered dogs because of limited foster homes; healthy friendly cats may have a waiting list. Arrange assistance before transport. Its thrift-store address/hours are not an animal delivery point.
Before you start
- Availability · Actual nonprofit partner limits; no current capacity, adoption guarantee or county-owned shelter asserted
- HPHS does not take owner-surrendered dogs. Healthy friendly cats are accepted first-come when possible, with a waiting list when full; owners must care for them until an opening. [4]
- Appointments · HPHS adoption inquiry; no private applicant data was collected
- If you are interested in adopting, please send an email to HPHS@Ymail.com with a little information about yourself, including your phone number. We will contact you as soon as we can. [5]
Fees
Fees are quoted only when a source document supports the amount and conditions.
Check the official website for its current fee schedule. No fee should be assumed to be free.
Forms & documents
Official forms and document pages for this office’s services.
Sources & last checked3 source pages · 5 citations
Sources were checked by an AI-assisted research process. A checked website does not mean every service or fee on it has been reviewed.
- [1] Modoc County staff directory — Animal Control contact (opens in a new tab)
Modoc County · Official animal services page or explicitly named animal contact
Source reviewed October 26, 2026View supporting excerpt
Animal Control
- [2] Modoc County staff directory — Animal Control contact (opens in a new tab)
Modoc County · Current county staff directory — Sheriff / Animal Control
Source reviewed October 26, 2026View supporting excerpt
6412 Sheriff's Office 530-233-4416 Sheriff's Office 530-233-4416 Animal Control 530-233-4416 Animal Control 530-233-4416 Dispatch 530-233-4416 Dispatch 530-233-4416 Patrol Unit 530-233-4416 Patrol Unit 530-233-4416 So
- [3] Modoc Sheriff Animal Control (opens in a new tab)
Modoc County Sheriff · Modoc Sheriff Animal Control — modoc shelter role
Source reviewed October 26, 2026View supporting excerpt
The Animal Control unit provides service to all areas within Modoc County. The Department of Animal Control is responsible for enforcing county codes regarding compliance with vaccinations and pet licensing within Modoc County. The Animal Control Officer works in conjunction with Modoc's Environmental Health Department which issues pet license. The officer focuses on abandoned, stranded, victimized animals at large in Modoc County. Shelter for these animals makes the community safer, and in many cases provides a loving home through High Plateau Humane Society for the animals that are not claimed. California Food and Agriculture Code Section §31108 requires extended holding periods for stray, feral, and relinquished pets. The law allows more time for animal adoption and the results are subsequently, overcrowding at shelters. Modoc residents can help reduce animal overpopulation by spaying or neutering pets. All animals adopted from shelters must be spayed or neutered. Effective January 1, 2000, the law requires an owner whose animals are impounded to pay fines. Additional fees will be charged if the animals are not spayed or neutered. For the current list of fees please see the Fee Schedule (PDF).
- [4] County-referred HPHS adoption and surrender instructions (opens in a new tab)
High Plateau Humane Society — Modoc Sheriff referral · County-referred HPHS adoption and surrender instructions — hphs admissions
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OWNER SURRENDERS DOGS: Due to a shortage of Foster Homes, HPHS no longer takes owner-surrendered dogs. Please see our "Rehoming Your Pet" page for some helpful advice about rehoming your dog. CATS: HPHS does accept healthy, friendly cats on a first-serve basis. We also have a waiting list available in case we are full and cannot take them right away. Be prepared to care for your cat until we have an opening. We also charge a fee for taking cats in as follows. CAT SURRENDER FEES Altered Cat $20 Unaltered Cat or Kitten $40 Litter of Kittens (3 to 6 kittens up to 4 months old) $60 total Mother with a litter of kittens $75 Sick or Injured Kitten or Cat $50 (minimum)
- [5] County-referred HPHS adoption and surrender instructions (opens in a new tab)
High Plateau Humane Society — Modoc Sheriff referral · County-referred HPHS adoption and surrender instructions — hphs adoption contact
Source reviewed October 26, 2026View supporting excerpt
If you are interested in adopting, please send an email to HPHS@Ymail.com with a little information about yourself, including your phone number. We will contact you as soon as we can.