License Fees

Fees effective 7/1/2023

Licensing Fees	1 Year	2 Years	3 Years
Altered Dog	$25.00	$40.00	$55.00
Unaltered Dog	$50.00	$80.00	$110.00
Senior Citizen—Altered Dog	$12.50	$20.00	$27.50
Senior Citizen—Unaltered Dog	$25.00	$40.00	$55.00
Late Fee (per pet)	$40.00
Replacement Tag	$7.00
Transfer Fee	$7.00

Licenses may be purchased for 1, 2 or 3 years as long as the rabies vaccination is valid for the same period.

To qualify for a reduced-fee Senior Citizen license, the person must meet the following criteria:

Be a resident of the City and, except for legal dependents, be the sole user of the utilities; and
Be 62 years of age or older, or be disabled as established by The Social Security Administration Supplemental Income Program; and
Have an annual total household income of $24,000 or less per year.

For more information or an Application for Senior Citizen Discount, call the City of Antioch Animal Services Department at (925) 779-6989.

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)

Due Date

Payment for your license is due on the last day of the month in which your current license expires. New licenses are due within 30 days of ownership or possession of the dog or new residence in the City of Antioch.

By ordinance, a late fee of $40 is added to each license that is not purchased by the due date.