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Cities can operate their own shelters or contract with another provider. Check your address and the purpose of your visit.
Sheltering, field response and pet licensing can have different service areas. County browse associations do not establish eligibility.
Appointments, owner surrender, lost-pet reclaim, adoption and emergency dispatch are distinct services. Read the official provider’s current instructions.

1 guide with reviewed service links · San Mateo

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San Mateo County Health — animal control & licensing

County Health administers the program; Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA is the explicitly named private nonprofit contract provider.

Official animal care & control informationOfficial instructions

County Health administers the program; Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA is the explicitly named private nonprofit contract provider.

Source checked October 26, 2026

San Mateo County animal services · San Mateo — official animal services information (opens in a new tab)

Official animal services page or explicitly named animal contact

Animal Services (Licensing, Rabies & Community Safety)

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Animal shelter services & referral informationOfficial instructions

County Health administers the program; Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA is the explicitly named private nonprofit contract provider.

Source checked October 26, 2026

San Mateo County animal services · San Mateo — official animal services information (opens in a new tab)

Official source — shelter service or explicitly named shelter referral

Shelter Medicine

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Pet or dog licensing instructionsOfficial instructions

Use this specific provider’s licensing instructions. Licensing territory, animal type, vaccination proof, altered-status proof, term and fees must be confirmed; shelter coverage does not automatically establish license eligibility.

Source checked October 26, 2026

San Mateo County animal services · San Mateo — official animal services information (opens in a new tab)

Official animal services source — precise pet/dog licensing link

Animal Licensing

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