



Licensing your pet is easy and gives your pet an inexpensive insurance policy for its safety and protection. Plus, it is the law. All dogs and cats must be licensed with the City of Kenmore. Regional Animal Services of King County provides pet licensing services to Kenmore.
A King County pet license includes many benefits such as:
You can license your pet by one of the following easy methods:
For more information, visit the King County website.
Kenmore Municipal Code 18.70 allows the keeping of poultry* as an accessory use outside the dwelling subject to certain conditions:
*Poultry are considered small animals according to the Kenmore Municipal Code and can include, but are not limited to chickens, ducks, peacocks, and pigeons.
Animal control services in the City of Kenmore are provided by Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) under an Interlocal Agreement. For information on animal control services, to find a lost pet, help a stray animal, or to report other animal control related issues, contract the RASKC call center at (206) 296-PETS (7387) or email pets@kingcounty.gov.
RASKC animal control field officers respond to the following requests:
If you are experiencing a life-threatening animal-related emergency, call 9-1-1. Lower priority calls, including, but not limited to, non-emergent high priority events, patrol requests, trespass, stray dog/cat, barking dog, leash law violation, trap request, and confined animal notification will be responded to by call center staff over the telephone, referral to other resources, or by dispatch of an animal control field officer as necessary or available.
The City of Kenmore contracts with Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) for animal shelter services of dogs and cats. PAWS is a champion for animals - rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife, sheltering and adopting homeless cats and dogs, and educating people to make a better world for animals and people.
15305 44th Ave W
Lynnwood, WA 98087
Tel (425) 787-2500
For more information about the PAWS sheltering program, hours of operation, or to adopt a pet, please see the PAWS Shelter website.