State guide
Utah
Utah commonly handles animal control at the municipal or county level, with local animal-control officers or police-based units handling pets, strays, nuisance complaints, and many bite reports. Wildlife is handled separately by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, which licenses wildlife rehabilitators and also publishes nuisance-control listings on the same official page.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- Who handles animal control locally
- Usually city or county animal services or police-based animal-control units handle domestic animal issues in Utah.
- State wildlife agency (nuisance and injured wildlife)
- Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
- Nuisance wildlife help
- Official page →
- Reporting an animal bite
- Use the Utah DHHS rabies exposure assessment tool or contact your local health department or animal control; Utah rule materials say wild-animal bites or scratches must be reported to animal control or law enforcement.
- State rabies contact
- Utah Department of Health and Human Services — Communicable Diseases Rabies Program
Official resources in Utah
Use this state rabies page for the exposure assessment tool, local health links, animal-control links, and rabies guidance.
This official page lists licensed wildlife rehabilitators and also includes urban wildlife nuisance-control listings.
Use this rule page for Utah’s wildlife-rehabilitation requirements and scope.
This page states the Utah Public Health Laboratory is the only lab in Utah that can detect rabies virus in animal brain tissue.
Use this wildlife page for Utah rabies background specific to wild animals.
Key facts for Utah
- Utah DHHS provides a rabies exposure assessment tool for people or pets that may have been exposed.
- Utah’s public health lab says it is the only lab in Utah that can detect rabies virus in animal brain tissue.
- Utah DWR says licensed wildlife rehabilitators may accept or decline injured or sick animals at their discretion.
- Utah DWR’s rehabilitator page also publishes private urban wildlife nuisance-control services.
- Provo says its Animal Control officers are part of the Patrol Division.
Local animal control offices in Utah
| Office | city | phone | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake County Animal Services Salt Lake | Salt Lake City | Not published* | Salt Lake City’s official neighborhood guide points residents to Salt Lake County Animal Services and lists a 24-hour dispatch hotline of 801-840-4000. |
| Animal Control Utah | Provo | (801) 852-6210 | Provo’s animal-control unit handles stray, dangerous, sick, injured, cruel, or biting-animal calls; emergencies go to 911. |
| Orem Animal Control Utah | Orem | 801-229-7070 | Orem says its animal control officers enforce city animal ordinances under the Orem Police Department. |
| Animal Control Weber | Ogden | 801-629-8244 | Ogden’s animal-control page says officers may be dispatched on weekends for urgent health-or-safety situations. |
| Animal Services Salt Lake | West Jordan | 801-282-3951 | West Jordan’s official city page lists Animal Services and the city’s news page describes investigation, rescue, wildlife, and rabies-testing work. |
| Animal Services Salt Lake | Sandy | 801-352-4450 | Sandy’s animal-services page lists shelter contact information and dispatch for service requests. |
* Not published: the official page doesn't list it. Call the office to confirm before you rely on it.
What to do next
- If a person or pet may have been exposed to rabies, start with Utah DHHS’s rabies exposure assessment tool and follow the next-step instructions.
- For injured wildlife, contact a licensed rehabilitator on the Utah DWR list before transporting the animal.
- For local pet, stray, barking, or bite issues, contact your city or county animal-control office rather than DWR unless the issue is wildlife.
Not seeing your office or county?
Not every office publishes its rules online. Try these, in order:
- General Start with the statewide information above.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data outside this state (distance from Utah's population center, for comparison only):
- Evanston Animal Control and Shelter, Wyoming · about 82 miles
- Pocatello Animal Services Department, Idaho · about 176 miles
- Idaho Falls Animal Services, Idaho · about 217 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office.Utah DHHS — Rabies
Website →Phone: (801) 957-9380 (as listed on that page, checked Oct 4, 2026)Your city or county office: Local governments →Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Utah page on USA.gov can point you to the right office. - Know the current info? Tell us with a link to the official page.