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The City of Sevierville

It is the mission of the City of Sevierville to provide quality services while preserving and advancing the collective interests of all the citizens and visitors of our community.

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Sevierville Golf Club

The Sevierville Golf Club features two 18-hole championship courses: "The Highlands", a par 70 that winds through lush rolling hills and fresh water mountain ponds and "The River", a par 72 that plays along and across the Little Pigeon River.

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Welcome to The City of Sevierville

Your Hometown in the Smokies.

Dolly Parton Statue in front of Sevier County Courthouse in Sevierville, Tennessee 

Welcome to the official web site of the City of Sevierville, Tennessee.
Dolly Parton's Hometown, and your Hometown in the Smokies as well! 

We hope you enjoy our site and find the information helpful. Please feel free to look around and discover all that Sevierville, Tennessee has to offer. 

It is the mission of the City of Sevierville to provide  quality services
while preserving and advancing the collective interests
of all the citizens
and visitors of our community.

If you have any questions about our City, please call us at 865.453.5504

For more information about our city, please see the City of Sevierville Relocation Information at the bottom of this page.

4. Dogs & Cats Running at Large

SECTION

10-401. Prohibition.
10-402. Impounding dogs and cats.

10-401. Prohibition. It shall be unlawful for any person owning or possessing any dog or cat to permit the same to run at large. For the purpose of this paragraph, "running at large" shall be defined to be the presence of a dog or cat at any place except upon the premises of the owner.
A dog or cat shall not be considered to be running at large if it is on a leash and under control of a person physically able to control it.
No dog or cat shall be permitted in any cemetery.
No dog or cat shall be allowed in any beaches or any swimming areas open to the public in the City. (1996 Code, § 10-401, modified)

10-402. Impounding dogs and cats. Whenever any Police Officer or other person designated by the Chief of Police shall find any dog or cat running at large as defined in this chapter, he shall, if possible, pick up and impound such animal in such place as the Chief of Police may direct.
Whenever any impounded dog or cat shall bear an identification mark such as a collar or tag, the owner shall be notified forthwith. Any dog impounded shall be held for a period of not less than seventy-two (72) hours. There shall be no required holding period before returning any impounded cat to the owner, unless such cat is suspected of having rabies, in which case the impounded cat shall be held for a period of seven (7) days. At the end of seven (7) days the impounded dog or cat shall be disposed of unless the owner thereof shall reclaim such dog or cat and pay at the Police Department the reasonable cost of keeping such dog or cat and an impounding fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for the first impounding and of fifteen dollars ($15.00) and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the second and third impounding respectively in one (1) year. The destruction of any impounded dogs or cats by any Police Officer or any person designated by the Chief of Police under the provisions of this chapter shall be by means of a manner prescribed by the county humane society. (1996 Code, § 10-402)

Public Notices

  • Notice of Planning Commission & BZA Meetings Rescheduled - 1/9/2025
    Friday, 06 December 2024

    This will serve as legal notice that the Thursday, January 2, 2025, meetings of the City of Sevierville Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals have been rescheduled to January 19, 2025. The meetings will be held at 5:00 PM in the Sevierville Civic Center. Further information on this meeting can be obtained by calling Sevierville City Hall at 453-5504 during regular office hours,...

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  • Notice of 2024 Standard Meeting Times
    Thursday, 04 January 2024

    The Sevierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen hereby notifies all Citizens of the City of Sevierville, Tennessee that open and public meetings will be held for the year 2024 at the Sevierville Civic Center, 130 Gary Wade Blvd., Sevierville, Tennessee (unless otherwise noted) as follows:

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