Impounded Animals
If your animal is found wandering at large, they may be seized by Brisbane City Council and impounded in one of our rehoming centres. If we can identify you as the owner of the animal, you will be contacted to advise that your animal has been impounded.
You may collect your animal if the following conditions can be met*:
- your animal has not been impounded for wandering at large 3 times in the past 12 months (refer to condition 1 for more information)
- your animal is not a regulated animal or in the process of becoming one (refer to condition 1 for more information)
- you collect your animal within the prescribed time period (usually 5 days but you will be advised of this if Council is able to contact you) (refer to condition 2 for more information)
- your animal is registered with Council (if it is a dog)
- your animal is microchipped (if it is a dog or a cat)
- you have complied with the conditions of any notices that Council has issued you in relation to your animal (refer to condition 2 for more information)
- you have paid all required fees as prescribed by Council which could include but are not limited to (refer to condition 3 for more information):
- fees for the length of time your animal has been in the shelter
- registration fee (if applicable)
- fee for microchipping (if applicable, a vet at the shelter will implant your pet with a microchip on your behalf)
It is advisable that if your animal is impounded to think about, and discuss with the team at the rehoming centre or the animal management team in Council, what actions you may need to take to ensure that your animal does not get out to wander again.
Animal Rehoming Centre release fees
The release fees to reclaim your pet from the animal rehoming centre are as follows:
Dogs
Number of days at animal rehoming centre | Fee |
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Microchipped or wearing ID tags - released on the first day | $42.30 |
Not microchipped or wearing ID tags - released on the first day | $63.15 |
Fee for every subsequent day | $28.10 |
Cats
Number of days at animal rehoming centre | Fee |
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Microchipped or wearing ID tags - released on the first day | $32.20 |
Not microchipped or wearing ID tags - released on the first day | $48.90 |
Fee for every subsequent day | $16.10 |
Seized dogs
Number of days at animal rehoming centre | Fee |
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First day | $119.90 |
Each day thereafter | $34.40 |
Microchipping impounded cat or dog
Council can microchip your impounded cat or dog. This service is available from Warra Animal Rehoming Centre only.
Impounded animal | Fee (incl GST) |
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Dog | $46.35 |
Cat | $46.35 |
You can contact the relevant animal rehoming centre for release fee information for impounded animals, other than dogs and cats.