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License Online
Licensing Ordinance
The City of Raleigh Animal Control Code requires that all cats and dogs over the age of four months which are kept within the city limits of Raleigh be licensed annually with the City.
View the complete City of Raleigh ordinance
Instructions to License Online
Ready to purchase your license? If you would like to license online, a convenience fee of $1.95 will apply for each transaction. Any required documents, such as your pet's current rabies 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.
If you prefer to pay by another method, click here to view your other payment options.
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.
License Fees
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Spayed or neutered animals |
$7.00 |
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Fertile animals (not spayed or neutered) |
$14.00 |
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.
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Download License Application (PDF format) |