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Due Date

Payment for your license is due within 30 days of the expiration of your current license. If you are licensing for the first time, you must purchase a license within 30 days of obtaining a dog over the age of 4 months or within 30 days of moving into the City.


Instructions to License Online

Ready to purchase your license? If you would like to license online, a convenience fee of $2.00 will apply for each transaction. Any required documents, such as your dog’s rabies vaccination certificate, may be scanned and uploaded or submitted later by fax, mail or email. The license will be issued after all required documents are received.

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Accepted payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover


License Fees
Standard License Fees 1-Year
Unaltered Exempt Dog $35.00
Spayed/Neutered Dog $30.00
Senior 60+ or Veteran/Unaltered Dog $30.00
Senior 60+ or Veteran/Altered Dog $25.00
Other Fees  
Replacement Tag $5.00

Initial licenses will be valid for 12 months from the date of purchase, and the rabies vaccination must be current as of the date of purchase. Renewal licenses will start from the expiration of the prior license.

The cost for licensing unaltered or fertile pets is higher than for licensing spayed or neutered pets in order to promote sterilization and to reduce pet overpopulation.

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