Licensing Information

License Fees

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 and starvation.

Download License Application (PDF format)

Required Paperwork

Please submit a completed renewal form or license application. Be sure to fill in each pet's current rabies vaccination tag number, vaccination date and vaccination expiration date (in MM/DD/YY format).

If your pet has been spayed or neutered since the last licensing period, please have your veterinarian sign the verification box on the form. Alternatively, you may send in a copy of a spay/neuter certificate or any form signed by your veterinarian indicating that your pet has been altered.

Mailing Address

Please mail all required documentation, along with your check or money order payable to "City of Raleigh Animal Licensing" to:

City of Raleigh Animal Licensing
PMB 232
6040-A Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609

Please note: This is a mailing address only. Licenses cannot be purchased at this location.