West Valley City Support Animal and Psychiatric Service Dog Letters
West Valley City counted 140,230 residents at the 2020 census, second only to Salt Lake City in Utah. When an animal eases anxiety, depression or another condition, a free screening reviewed by a Utah-licensed clinician is the place to begin.
The Four Communities That Merged
West Valley City Letter Scoreboard
Every panel is a plan, and the number lit up on top is today's live price from checkout.
Letters Issued to West Valley City Households
Housing ESA letter
Backs a request for your landlord to set aside a no-pets clause, an animal limit or a pet charge.
Two or more animals
Names each support animal in one letter when your clinician agrees every one helps.
Psychiatric service dog letter
For a dog that performs trained tasks connected to a psychiatric condition.
Certificate and ID card
Added to certain bundle plans for your records, alongside the signed letter.
West Valley City Pet License Fee Finder
The city licenses dogs, cats, ferrets and pot-bellied pigs every year. Choose your animal to see its listed fee and what to bring.
Your license fee
- Pick an animal and its status, then select Find My Fee.
Granger, Hunter, Chesterfield and Redwood in 1980
West Valley City incorporated in 1980 from a fast-growing unincorporated area, joining Granger, Hunter, Chesterfield and Redwood. Welsh pioneers who came to Utah with Dan Jones settled Granger in 1849, while Hunter was not settled until 1876. The city covers the northwest side of the Salt Lake Valley, with the Oquirrh Mountains to the west and the Jordan River along its eastern boundary.
Three Periods to a West Valley City Letter
Fill in the screening
Share how your condition affects you, the animal that helps and the rental you have or want.
Meet a Utah clinician
A Utah-licensed clinician evaluates you, using telehealth where it is clinically suitable.
Receive the decision
If the clinician approves, pick a plan and your signed letter is sent by email.
Olympic Hockey, Concerts and the Green Line
Maverik Center
West Valley City was the official venue for men's and women's ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics. The arena is now home to the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League.
TRAX Green Line
West Valley Central station is served by the Green Line light rail.
Utah Cultural Celebration Center
One of the city's venues, along with the Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre.
Stonebridge and The Ridge
Two golf courses in the city, which is also home to Rocky Mountain Raceways.
West Valley City by ZIP Code
The city's neighborhoods fall into three ZIP codes, from the Jordan River side to the Oquirrh foothills.
84119, east
- Redwoodbrick ranch homes
- Chesterfieldeast side
- Westshire160 Ron Molen homes
84120, central
- West Grangersouth of 3100 South
- Huntercentral area
84128, west
- West Hunterwest of 5600 West
- Woodhavenwest side
- Oquirrhtoward the mountains
What a Utah Clinician Adds for West Valley City Renters
A Utah license
Your evaluation comes from a clinician licensed in the state where you sign your lease.
Truthful paperwork
Utah law penalizes lying to a health care provider to obtain support animal documentation.
The federal standard
Utah defines a support animal by federal accommodation law, so the need has to be documented.
Questions From West Valley City Pet Owners
Which pets need a West Valley City license?
Dogs, cats, ferrets and pot-bellied pigs that are four months or older, and every license is renewed each year.
Who can be listed as the owner on a West Valley City pet license?
Someone 18 or older. Bring the animal's latest rabies vaccination record, plus its sterilization certificate if it has been spayed or neutered.
What does a pot-bellied pig need before it can be licensed?
Its tusks trimmed or removed, proof that it is sterilized and a rabies certificate. The city lists the pig license at $35.
Can a West Valley City landlord charge a deposit for an emotional support animal?
Under Utah Code 26B-6-803, an owner of private housing may not discriminate against a tenant with a support animal by adding an extra fee or deposit, although repair costs for damage the animal causes can be recovered. Whether your animal counts depends on federal accommodation law, and HUD dropped untrained-ESA housing enforcement in May 2026, so confirm how the rule fits your lease.
How much does it cost to adopt a dog from West Valley City?
The city's 2026 adoption fees are $100 for puppies under one year and $50 for older dogs. Kittens are $75 and older cats are $40.
What is the penalty in Utah for faking a support animal?
Knowingly misrepresenting an animal as a service or support animal is a class C misdemeanor under Utah Code 26B-6-805.
West Side Neighbors in the Salt Lake Valley
General information for West Valley City residents and renters, current as of October 2026, and not legal advice. West Valley City sets its animal license fees and rules and may revise them, so check with the city before relying on a number on this page. Screening does not guarantee a letter. In a crisis, call or text 988.
Drop the Puck on Your Screening
Answer a few questions and a Utah-licensed clinician decides whether a letter fits your situation, from Hunter to Redwood.
