Licensing Information

Dogs, cats and ferrets over the age of 4 months within the town limits are required to be vaccinated against rabies and licensed with Cornelius.

Standard Licensing Fees	1 Year		3 Year
Unaltered Pet	$50.00		n/a
Spayed/Neutered Pet	$20.00		$50.00
Senior Discount (65+)	1 Year		3 Year
Spayed/Neutered Pet	$0.00		$0.00
Other Fees
Late Fee (after 30 days)	$10.00
Replacement Tag	$5.00
Spayed/Neutered Seeing or Hearing Dog	No Fee

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

Download License Application (PDF format) *To use as an electronic fillable form, open in Adobe Reader.

Beginning January 1, 2010, all dogs, cats and ferrets are required to be licensed with the Town of Cornelius. Pet owners have a grace period through June 30, 2010 to comply with the new ordinance.

Payment for your license is due at the end of the month in which your current license expires. 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 establishing residence in the Town of Cornelius.

A late fee of $10 is added if the license has not been purchased within 30 days of the first notice.

You may license by mail and pay for your license with a check or money order made payable to "Cornelius Animal Licensing."

You may license online and pay for your license with a major credit card. A convenience fee will apply per transaction.

You may license in person at the Cornelius Town Hall. Please bring a copy of your pet's current rabies certificate and proof of spay/neuter.

Required Paperwork for Licensing

1. A current rabies vaccination certificate is required if the rabies vaccination on file has expired. Please check your certificate for correct address and pet information.
2. Proof of spay/neuter, such as a signed statement from a veterinarian or an invoice for services is required if the pet has been altered since the last licensing period and you are applying for the lower spayed/neutered license fee.
3. Proof of age is required to receive the no-charge license for senior citizens age 65 and over with a spayed or neutered pet.
4. If requesting the free service dog license, please provide proof that the dog is being used by a disabled owner for seeing or hearing purposes.

Your paperwork will not be returned to you, so please retain a copy of your documents for your records.

Download License Application (PDF format) *To use as an electronic fillable form, open in Adobe Reader.

Please mail all required documentation, along with your check or money order payable to "Cornelius Animal Licensing" to the address below. Please do not send cash.

Town of Cornelius
Attn: Animal Licensing
PO Box 399
Cornelius, NC 28031

Download License Application (PDF format) *To use as an electronic fillable form, open in Adobe Reader.

 

You may license your pet in person at the Cornelius Town Hall located at 21445 Catawba Avenue. Please bring your pet's current rabies vaccination certificate and proof of spay/neuter (if applicable) with you.