Animal Control

The Ramsey Police Department’s Community Service Officer is available to handle your animal control needs. Our patrol officers will handle animal control issues when our Community Service Officer is not on duty.

Lost & Found Animals

Residents can report lost and found animals to the Ramsey Police Department by calling 763-427-6812, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. After hours, dispatch can be contacted at 763-427-1212. 

Please contact our department if you are missing your pet or have found someone else’s pet. Whenever possible, we will find dog owners rather than impounding them. However, if our department takes in a dog and cannot find the owner, it will be impounded. 

Claiming a Pet

Impounded dogs are housed at the Anoka Police Animal Containment Center, located at 2323 – 3rd Avenue NW, Anoka. For more information regarding impounded animals, contact the Ramsey Police Department at 763-427-6812 or Anoka County Dispatch after hours at 763-427-1212.

Cats & Other Animals

We currently do not have the facilities for impounding cats or other animals.

Dog Licenses

Dog licenses are not required. The City of Ramsey requires all dogs in public spaces to have some form of identification, either tags or an embedded chip.

How do I report dangerous or loose animals?