Ogden Emotional Support Animal and Service Dog Letters
Ogden, home to 87,321 people at the 2020 census, began as Fort Buenaventura, the first permanent settlement of European descent in what is now Utah. If an animal helps you through anxiety, depression or another condition, a free screening reviewed by a Utah-licensed clinician is step one.
Where the Rails Met
Fort Buenaventura to Ogden
The trapper Miles Goodyear established Fort Buenaventura, the first permanent settlement by people of European descent in Utah. In November 1847, Captain James Brown bought the land now forming Weber County, with livestock and the fort, for $3,000, and the settlement became Brownsville. It was later named for Peter Skene Ogden, a brigade leader with the Hudson's Bay Company, and the fort site is now a Weber County park.
Ogden After-Hours Call-Out Check
Ogden Animal Control is open on weekdays. Pick the problem and the time to see whether the office is open or an officer would be sent after hours.
Ogden Animal Control response
- Choose the problem and the time, then select Check the Response.
Ogden Letter Baggage Tags
Each tag is a plan ready to check through, with its fare read live from our checkout.
Ogden Letter Services
Housing ESA letter
Backs your request for an Ogden landlord to accept your support animal despite a pet rule.
Two or more animals
A letter that names each animal your clinician finds supports your health.
Psychiatric service dog letter
For a dog trained to do tasks tied to a psychiatric disability.
Certificate and ID card
Optional items that some bundle plans pair with your letter.
Getting an Ogden Letter, Start to Finish
Online screening
Describe your condition, your animal and the Ogden home where you live or want to live.
Utah evaluation
A clinician licensed in Utah meets with you, by telehealth when clinically suitable.
Letter by email
Once you are approved, choose a plan and the signed letter is emailed to you.
Historic 25th Street, Two Rivers and Ski Country
Presidents' streets
From Union Station along 25th Street, cross streets carry presidents' names, from Lincoln and Grant to Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison.
Ogden and Weber Rivers
Both flow through the city and meet just west of it, with paved trails along their banks.
Three ski areas
Snowbasin, Powder Mountain and Nordic Valley sit in the mountains east of Ogden.
Weber State University
The university is one of Ogden's large employers.
Ogden Areas We Serve
Why Ogden Renters Pick a Utah-Licensed Clinician
Practicing in Utah
The clinician who evaluates you for an Ogden letter holds a Utah license.
Straight answers only
Utah law treats false statements to a provider to get animal documentation as a class C misdemeanor.
Federal accommodation law
Utah's support animal definition points to federal law, and the evaluation follows that test.
Ogden Questions, Signposted
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office is at 2186 Lincoln Avenue, and its phone number is 801-629-8244.
Not for a stray that is not aggressive. Weekend call-outs are for aggressive dogs at large that have bitten someone, attacked another animal or pose an immediate risk.
Yes. Ogden City Code 13-2-2 requires dogs, cats and ferrets to be licensed with the city. Cat licenses are listed at $10 for three years, $5 for one year if sterile and $35 for one year if unaltered.
Yes. Owners 60 and older get a 20% discount.
Utah Code 26B-6-803 bars an owner of private housing from charging an extra fee or deposit tied to a service or support animal, but the owner can recover a reasonable repair cost for damage. Because a support animal must qualify as a federal reasonable accommodation, HUD's May 2026 pullback on untrained-ESA enforcement matters for Ogden renters too.
Report it online or call Weber Dispatch at 801-395-8221.
South Along the Wasatch Front
General information for Ogden residents and renters, current as of October 2026, and not legal advice. Ogden City and its Animal Control unit set the license fees, hours and call-out policy and can change them, so confirm with the city before relying on a detail here. Screening does not guarantee a letter. In a crisis, call or text 988.
All Aboard for a Free Ogden Screening
From 25th Street to the Weber State area, a Utah-licensed clinician can look at whether your animal is part of your care.
