Maricopa County
Animal Care And Control
2500 South 27th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85009
(602) 506-7387 Tele.
(602) 506-2739 Fax
KENNEL PERMIT APPLICATION
□ New □ Renewal Permit #_________
Name:________________________________________ Kennel Name:___________________________________
Mailing Address:________________________________ Kennel Location: ______________________________
City_________________________ ZIP_____________ County Supervisorial District________________________
Home Phone: ________________________________ Kennel Phone:_________________________________
Please complete and sign this application and return it to the above address with payment in the amount of
three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) within ten (10) days of receipt.
Pursuant to Arizona statute and county ordinance, a person must obtain a kennel permit issued by the Board of
Supervisors if the person operates a kennel in which there are five or more dogs which are not individually
licensed. A.R.S. §11-1009(A). A kennel is defined as “an enclosed, controlled area, inaccessible to other
animals, in which a person keeps, harbors or maintains five or more dogs under controlled conditions.” A.R.S.
§ 11-1001(8).
An appointment will be scheduled for inspection of the kennel premises by an Animal Control Officer upon
receipt of this kennel permit application and fee. This kennel application properly executed and a copy of the
inspection report will then be forwarded to, and must be approved by, the Maricopa County Board of
Supervisors. The kennel permit form will be sent to you after approval and will be valid for one year from the
date of the Board’s approval.
NOTE: Failure to show for a scheduled inspection and/or failure of inspection will warrant a Subsequent
Inspection Return fee of $49 for each additional visit . Failure of inspection may result in denial of the kennel
permit and require individual licensing of each dog under the provisions of A.R.S. §11-1008.
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND INITIAL EACH RESPONSE
1. _____ I/We assume complete responsibility for the kennel at the premises for which I/we are making
application for a permit and understand that “kennel” means an enclosed, controlled area, inaccessible to other
animals, in which a person keeps, harbors or maintains five or more dogs under controlled conditions (ARS 11-
1001).
2. _____ I/We certify that I/We have ____________ dogs and that the kennel meets the definition in statute.
3. _____ I/We certify that I/We have not been convicted of a violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-2910 (cruelty to animals)
or 13-2910.01 (dog fighting), or similar violations of any other state, county or municipal animal welfare law.
(Violations of license and leash laws DO NOT apply).
4. _____ I/We certify that all dogs over the age of three (3) months that are kept, harbored or maintained on the
premises of the above named kennel have been properly vaccinated against rabies by a veterinarian licensed to
