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Animal Control
Mission
We are dedicated to providing prompt, courteous and professional services to the citizens of Beverly, Massachusetts. We strive to prevent and eradicate rabies by:
- Educating the public concerning local and state laws
- Promoting animal owner responsibility
- Protecting the public from stray or dangerous animals
Duties & Responsibilities
- Enforcement of all laws, local and state, relative to animals
- Ensuring all dogs in the City of Beverly are licensed appropriately
- Ensuring all canines, felines, and ferrets in the City of Beverly are immunized against rabies as required by State Statute
- Investigates complaints such as nuisances, canine/feline bites, wildlife calls and complaints, and reports of cruelty/inhumane care and mistreatment of animals
- Routinely conducts patrols of city parks, beaches, cemeteries and various other areas throughout the City of Beverly to ensure compliance with city ordinances
- Works with the Board of Health to ensure all rabies-related matters, including quarantines, and barn inspections are handled in a timely fashion
- Responsible for inspecting and permitting all of the dog daycare and boarding facilities to ensure operation of business is in compliance with the standard set by Massachusetts General Law
- Provide service to the public and animals through impoundment of stray animals and timely response to other animal-related calls
- Issue warnings or citations as necessary
- Investigate and prosecute animal cruelty and abuse cases
- Promote the continuation of advanced education and training for Animal Control Officers
- Animal Control Brochure (PDF)
- Animal Track Identification (PDF)
- Bats Guide (PDF)
- Canada Geese in Massachusetts - Living with Wildlife (PDF)
- Coyotes in Massachusetts - Living with Wildlife (PDF)
- Deer in Massachusetts - Living with Wildlife (PDF)
- Fishers in Massachusetts - Living with Wildlife (PDF)
- Foxes in Massachusetts - Living with Wildlife (PDF)
- Rabies Educational Brochure (PDF)
- Raccoons in Massachusetts - Living with Wildilfe (PDF)
- Skunks in Massachusetts - Living with Wildlife (PDF)
- Squirrels in Massachusetts - Living with Wildlife (PDF)
- Wild Turkeys in Massachusetts - Living with Wildlife (PDF)
- Woodchucks in Massachusetts - Living with Wildlife (PDF)
- Woodpeckers in Massachusetts - Living with Wildlife (PDF)
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Matthew J. Officer Lipinski
Senior Animal Control Officer/Animal Health Insp.
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Animal Control
Physical Address
175 Elliott Street
Beverly, MA 01915
Phone: 978-605-2361
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