Pet Licensing

Click here to review the City Ordinance regarding dog licensing.

• The owner of a dog more than three (3) months old shall purchase from the shelter either a one-year city license if the dog is vaccinated for rabies annually or a three-year city license if the dog is vaccinated triannually.
• At the time of registration, the owner must provide proof of rabies inoculation.
• The license shall be in the form of a metal tag, the shape and color of which shall change yearly.
• A city license shall not be required from owners who are nonresidents temporarily within the city for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days.
• The owner shall keep the license tag affixed to the animal unless the animal is under restraint, on its own premises, or the owner is in the presence of the animal and shall produce proof of city licensure.
• It shall be unlawful for any person to put a license tag upon an animal for which the tag was not issued or to disfigure the words or figures upon a license tag.
• Lost tags may be replaced with duplicates upon application to the shelter and payment of the posted fee.

A new City Ordinance passed in November 2022 no longer requires a city dog license for animal owners if their dog(s) are microchipped and that microchipped is registered and up to date with a national microchip registry.