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License Fees

License Fees

Standard License Fees

1st Year

2nd Year

3rd Year

Unaltered Dog or Cat

$10.00

$20.00

$30.00

Spayed/Neutered Dog

$7.00

$14.00

$21.00

Spayed/Neutered Cat

$5.00

$10.00

$15.00

Service Dog

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

You have the option of purchasing a 1, 2, or 3 year license that runs concurrently with your dog's or cat's rabies vaccination. Your initial license fee is retroactive to your pet's rabies vaccination date, regardless of the licensing option you choose. No license will be issued that exceeds the date of rabies expiration.

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.

Due Date

The license tax on dogs and cats shall be due and payable as follows:

  1. When a dog or cat becomes four (4) months of age and receives its first rabies vaccination.
  2. When a dog or cat receives a subsequent rabies vaccination.
  3. Within thirty (30) days from the day a person brings a dog or cat into the city from another jurisdiction, if such dog or cat is to be kept in the city more than thirty (30) days.
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