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Cities can operate their own shelters or contract with another provider. Check your address and the purpose of your visit.
Sheltering, field response and pet licensing can have different service areas. County browse associations do not establish eligibility.
Appointments, owner surrender, lost-pet reclaim, adoption and emergency dispatch are distinct services. Read the official provider’s current instructions.

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Plumas County animal services

Official animal care/control provider associated with Plumas County for browsing. Service areas can differ between sheltering, field response and licensing; confirm the specific address, species and service with the provider.

Official animal care & control informationOfficial instructions

Source checked October 26, 2026

Plumas County animal services · Plumas — official animal services information (opens in a new tab)

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Animal Services

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Animal shelter services & referral informationOfficial instructions

Source checked October 26, 2026

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Official source — shelter service or explicitly named shelter referral

To view the animals available for adoption, please look at our Facebook Page and Instagram under Plumas County Animal Services. Also, you may come to the shelter during normal business hours to meet our furry friends!

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Plumas County dog-licence application & mailing instructionsOfficial instructions

Use the county’s licence form with rabies proof, any required spay/neuter certificate, and payment. The raw form identifies the Animal Shelter mailing destination. Portola separately requires a city licence; Portola residents should use the distinct city guide rather than assume the county form completes city registration.

Service area: Plumas county-form route; Portola has a separate city licence program Area details & sources

County form: annual multipliers, vaccination-limited terms up to three years, replacement tag and mailing destination

The term may be up to three years depending on rabies expiry. Mail the completed form, certificates and payment to the named Plumas Animal Shelter address.

Official information checked October 26, 2026 · Details & sources

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Plumas County Animal Services · Animal Services forms and resources (opens in a new tab)

Animal Services forms and resources — plumas form link

Dog License Application (PDF)

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City government · Plumas

City of Portola — Dog licensing

City of Portola dog licensing

City of Portola dog-licence registrationOfficial instructions

Register with the City of Portola using current rabies proof. The city describes annual renewal, its own fees and conditional recognition of a current California city/county licence. Online utility payments shown on the page do not establish online dog-licence application.

Service area: Dogs residing/staying within the City of Portola; city licensing requirements apply Area details & sources

Source checked October 26, 2026

City of Portola · City of Portola dog licensing (opens in a new tab)

City of Portola dog licensing — portola identity and scope

City of Portola Dog Licenses Annual License & Rabies Certificate: All Dogs that reside/stay within the City of Portola are require to have a City License with current Rabies Certificate information registered with the City of Portola. If you no longer own a Dog within the City, please let us know so we may take you off the list for renewal notices. Please bring your Dog’s current Rabies Certificate when renewing. Licenses expire a year from renewal date.

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