Lexington-Fayette Animal Care & Control (LFACC) provides the city's animal care and control services on behalf of LFUCG through an annual contract agreement. LFACC operates 365 days a year to protect the animals and serve the community.
Every day, the dedicated staff of LFACC:
- Enforces local and state animal laws
- Provides lost and found services
- Provides safe shelter and care to stray and homeless animals
- Conducts animal cruelty investigations
- Provides emergency rescue services
- Manages the city’s pet licensing program
- Promotes responsible pet ownership
Local Ordinances
Stray Dogs & Cats: Stray dogs are held at the LFACC shelter for a minimum of five days and cats for a minimum of three days in the hopes that their owners will reclaim them.
Lost Pets: Visit the LFACC shelter to see if your pet was brought in by a good citizen or rescued by an Animal Control Officer. Please understand that we cannot identify your pet over the phone; you must come to LFACC in person to look for your pet. Bring a color photograph and description of your pet. Also, bring proof of current rabies vaccination, city license, and spay/neuter (if applicable).
Fines and other fees can be paid by cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. If your pet has not already been spayed or neutered at the time of fee payment, you will have the option to have your pet altered for $50 in lieu of paying higher “unaltered impound” fees.
Animal Licensing: All dogs and cats must be licensed annually starting at six months of age and rabies vaccinated at four months of age. Proof of rabies vaccination is required.
- License for an altered (spayed or neutered) dog or cat is $8.
- License for an unaltered dog or cat is $40.
- $25 of this fee goes directly into the LFUCG Spay & Neuter Fund.
- A license is good for 12 months from the date of issue.
- Dogs and cats must wear their license and rabies tags at all times.
- Assistance dogs are exempt from annual licensing.
- Promotes responsible pet ownership
- Licenses may be purchased at participating veterinarian offices (visit www.lfacc.org for a complete listing) or at the Lexington-Fayette Animal Care & Control office.
Kennel License: If you own eight or more dogs, you must apply for a kennel license through LFACC. The annual license is $135, and all dogs must be current on their rabies vaccination and city licenses
Leash Law:All dogs in Fayette County must be on a leash, behind a fence, or on the dog owner’s property under the owner’s supervision at all times when outside. Dogs cannot run-at-large, even under voice command, and they must wear their current license and rabies tags at all times. If you receive a summons or citation because your dog was running loose or not wearing its license/rabies tags, the fines can be paid at the Fayette County District Court.
There are four locations in Fayette County where dogs can run off-leash in designated areas: Masterson Station Park, Jacobson Park, Coldstream Park, and Wellington Park.
Barking Dogs: To file an "Animal Nuisance" complaint, you may go in person to the Fayette County District Court or call LFACC for assistance.
Pooper Scooper: The Pooper Scooper ordinance is handled by the Lexington Police Department.
LFACC Contact Information
Location:
Lexington-Fayette Animal Care & Control
1600 Old Frankfort Pike
Lexington, Kentucky 40504
Hours:
Stray Animal Receiving – Owner-Give-Up:
9:30am - 6:00pm (Monday-Saturday)
9:30am - 5:00pm (Sunday)
Return-to-Owner Services:
Noon - 6:00pm (Monday-Saturday)
1:00pm - 5:00pm (Sunday)
LFACC Dispatch – Normal Business Hours:
8:00am - 6:00pm (Monday-Saturday)
9:00am - 6:00pm (Sunday)
LFACC Dispatch – After-Hours:
6:00pm - 11:00pm (Monday-Saturday)
These hours are for “priority-call assistance” through answering service: please leave a message with the answering service for an Animal Control Officer to return your call.
11:00pm - 8:00am (Monday-Friday)
11:00pm - 9:00am (Saturday)
6:00pm – 8:00am (Sunday)
These hours are for “emergency-call” assistance: during these hours, an Animal Control Officer is on-call for Police or Fire emergencies. If your situation is not an emergency, please call LFACC during Normal Business Hours (see above).
Webpage: http://www.lfacc.org
Phone: (859) 255-9033
Fax: (859) 259-1598