License Online

Licensing Ordinance

Beginning June 1, 2008, all dogs and cats 4 months of age and older in Irving must be vaccinated for rabies and registered with the City of Irving. Dogs new to the city or undergoing a change of ownership must be registered within 30 days.

View the complete City of Irving ordinance

Instructions to License Online

Ready to purchase your license? You are eligible to license online if you have received a renewal notice or a billing notice in the mail and you are not required to submit any paperwork (such as an updated rabies certificate or proof of spay/neuter if you are paying the spay/neuter fee for the first time). Please have your notice ready, and click here to begin. A $1.95 convenience fee will apply for each online transaction.

If you are not eligible for online licensing, you no longer have the reference number from your notice, or you prefer to pay by another method, click here to view your other payment options.

Required Paperwork

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.
Your pet’s microchip number is required to receive the microchip discounted rate.
Proof of spay/neuter, such as a signed statement from a veterinarian, an invoice for services, or indication of spay/neuter on the rabies certificate, is required if the pet has been altered since the last registration period and you are applying for the lower spayed/neutered registration fee.
Proof of age is required to receive the discounted fees for senior citizens age 65 and over.
A new application for a hearing, seeing, or physical assistance dog must provide a copy of the papers from the training agency.

Please send legible copies of your paperwork and maintain a copy for your records.

License Fees

Licensing Fees	1 or 3 Year
Microchipped Pet	$5.00
Non-Microchipped Pet Spayed or Neutered	$10.00
Non-Microchipped Pet Not Spayed or Neutered	$15.00
Senior Citizen	$0.00
Fees are not required for service animals that assist the hearing, seeing, or physically impaired.

To promote microchipping of family pets, a device that helps with the quick return of lost pets to their owners, the cost for licensing non-microchipped pets is higher than for licensing those that are microchipped.

Overpayments of $3 or less will be applied as a donation to the Irving Animal Care Fund. If you want to make a voluntary donation to the Animal Care Fund, please note the amount of the donation on your paperwork and add it to the license fee.

Download Registration Application
(PDF format)

Due Date

Payment for your license is due within 30 days of your pet’s vaccination date or prior license expiration date.