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If this is your pet, please call 907-707-7010 to claim.
Impounded animals have a 4 day stray hold. If they are not claimed by an owner by the fourth day, animals are then turned over to Bethel Friends of Canines.
City of Bethel Pound Fees are:
*1st Offense* First day is $50, and then $25 each additional day
*2nd Offense* First day is $75 and then $25 each additional day
*3rd and any subsequent Offense* First day is $100 and then $25 each additional day
Offenses reset after a 24 month period.
The October edition of "The Review", is now available. The Review is a monthly recap of Public Safety initiatives, outreach, community notifications and calls for service.
You can read The Review monthly here: https://www.cityofbethel.org/1348/The-Review
Posted Nov 4, 2026
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If this is your pet, please call 907-707-7010 to claim.
Impounded animals have a 4 day stray hold. If they are not claimed by an owner by the fourth day, animals are then turned over to Bethel Friends of Canines.
City of Bethel Pound Fees are:
*1st Offense* First day is $50, and then $25 each additional day
*2nd Offense* First day is $75 and then $25 each additional day
*3rd and any subsequent Offense* First day is $100 and then $25 each additional day
Offenses reset after a 24 month period.
Sets up and changes water, sewer and hauled refuse accounts and processes utility payments. Finance counter for in-person utility payments: Monday–Thursday 8:30 AM–4:30 PM; Friday closed to walk-ins (phone and email only).
Who it servesCity utility customers.
HoursMonday–Thursday 8:30 AM–4:30 PM; Friday closed to walk-ins (phone and email only)
How to get helpUse the linked Water, Sewer & Solid Waste Application for Service Form; pay online or call.
Passport information including fees and how to apply.
Cemetery Services
The City of Bethel oversees the operations and management of the City's cemeteries.
Junk & Abandoned Vehicle Collection
Collection of junk and abandoned vehicles.
Animal Care & Control
Police pick up abandoned, stray or nuisance animals, maintain an impound photo log and work with Bethel Friends of Canines on adoption. Visit the Police Department for missing-animal information; contact Bethel Friends of Canines to adopt.
Administration
Daily operation and administration for the city.
Finance
Finance counter, including utility payments: Monday–Thursday 8:30 AM–4:30 PM; Friday closed to walk-ins (phone and email only).
City of Bethel Sales Tax Certificate applications and sales-tax account registration.
How to get helpSubmit the City Sales Tax Certificate Application to the Business Licensing and Sales Tax Division; city review and payment are required.
Household trash uses public neighborhood dumpsters; no curbside residential collection. Landfill: Monday–Saturday 8 AM–4 PM. Call for landfill questions or more frequent public dumpster emptying.
Businesses must obtain a City of Bethel Sales Tax Certificate and State of Alaska Business License.
Submit the City Sales Tax Certificate Application to Business Licensing and Sales Tax; after review and payment, collect it or receive it by mail.
ADA paratransit operates the same days and hours as fixed-route transit, within 3/4 mile of the routes.
Regular municipal elections are held on the first Tuesday in October.
The municipal government serves Bethel; Public Works explicitly serves city residents, visitors and employees.
Human Resources department phone: 907-543-1371.
General City Hall hours do not apply to Finance walk-in utility payments: Monday–Thursday 8:30 AM–4:30 PM; Friday closed to walk-ins (phone and email only).
