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Due Date

Payment for your license is due within 30 days of the expiration of your current license.

A late fee is due 30 days after the license expiration date. The late fee is 50% of the applicable one-year license fee.


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 pet’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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If you prefer to pay by another method, click here to view your other payment options.

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


License Fees

Fees effective 7/1/2025

Standard License Fees 1-Year 3-Year Late Fee
Spayed/Neutered Dog $25.82 $77.46 +$12.91
Unaltered Dog $82.64 $247.92 +$41.32
Senior citizens age 62 and over 1-Year 3-Year Late Fee
Spayed/Neutered Dog $10.00 $30.00 +$5.00
Unaltered Dog $40.00 $120.00 +$20.00
Other Fees
Replacement Tag Fee $5.00

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

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