Pound Locations and Impounding Fees
Pound Locations
The Council dog pounds provide kenneling for roaming, stray or lost dogs as well as providing a secure area for dogs that have been seized for non compliance of regulations.
The Taupo dog pound is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 am until 2 pm, excluding Public Holidays. Mangakino dogs are also held at the Taupo Pound.
The Turangi dog pound is open by appointment. Please contact the Turangi Service Centre on 07 386 7017.
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View some of the dogs that are currently being held in the Pound.
Impounding Fees
Fees can be paid at the Council Offices or at the Dog Pound. (The Dog Pound accepts EFTPOS only.)
If a dog is impounded on more than one occasion over a 12 month period, the owner may be issued with an Infringement Notice and charged a fee of either $200 or $300.
A dog may be impounded for breach of the Dog Control Act 1996 or local bylaws, with the main reason being failure of the owner to control their dog.
Dogs must be registered, micro chipped and all fees paid before being released from the pound. The only dogs that do not require micro chipping are registered dogs that have been impounded for the first time.
Sale of a dog includes the cost of micro chipping the animal. The current registration fee must also be paid before the dog is released from the pound.