The Dog The Pound Picked Up
A.R.S. 11-1013 — seventy-two hours, or one hundred twenty with a microchip or a license
The holding period. A stray dog impounded at a county pound is kept for a minimum of seventy-two hours, or one hundred twenty hours if it has a microchip, a license, or any other form of owner identification, unless it is claimed or surrendered.
The scan. Every impounded dog and cat is scanned for a microchip, and a reasonable effort is made to contact the owner.
Reclaiming. An owner may reclaim a licensed dog by showing proof of the right to it and paying the pound fees. If it is not reclaimed in time, it may be placed for sale or humanely disposed of.
Dangerous dog proceedings, bite quarantines, and local fee schedules are set out elsewhere and are not on this page. What a particular shelter's hours or fees are is a question for that shelter or a licensed Arizona attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- A.R.S. 11-1013 — County pounds; impounding and disposing of dogs and cats; owner notification; reclaiming
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Arizona attorney.