Dog rules in Oklahoma City and Tulsa

a pet-owner guide to Oklahoma dog tag laws says Oklahoma's animal statutes focus on rabies control and dangerous dog registration rather than a blanket licensing mandate, and that licensing is handled by cities and counties. Treat that as a starting point and confirm with your own city.

The Oklahoma City Animal Welfare fee schedule lists a kennel license at $17 per kennel per year and a $5 reduction to the impoundment fee for a dog wearing a current rabies tag, owner ID tag or a registered microchip. The Oklahoma City news release on its loose dog ordinance says the city ordinance gives Animal Welfare and police officers authority to impound dogs that are not confined or leashed, and that a fence strong and high enough to hold the dog satisfies the confinement rule.

Tulsa's Title 2 animal ordinance draft includes sections on registration and rabies inoculation, license fees and animal bites, and names the Tulsa Animal Welfare Center on North Erie Avenue. This is a draft document, so use the current city code for exact figures.