Common Questions

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There may be several reasons why you received a bill when you have a current license. We're happy to help with your account information - please fill out this form to begin the process.

The metal Seal Beach license tag is permanently assigned to your pet, and you will not receive a new tag during the renewal process unless requested. If you have lost your tag or it has become unreadable, please pay the replacement tag fee when you mail your renewal, and a new tag will be mailed with your license registration. Otherwise, a receipt only will be mailed.

We will mail your tag or license receipt within 10 business days from the day we receive your completed license application and payment. Please allow an additional 3-5 business days to receive your tag or receipt in the mail. If we have not received correct payment or proper documentation you will be notified via mail and the processing of your license will be delayed.

You may obtain a replacement tag by sending a check or money order payable to "City of Seal Beach" in the amount of $10.00 to the mailing address below. Please do not send cash. You may include either a copy of your prior license receipt or a note to designate the pet for which you are purchasing a replacement tag. If you need assistance, you may call customer service toll-free at 1-877-730-6348.

If you are renewing your pet's license, please indicate that a replacement tag is needed on the renewal form and include the replacement tag fee.

Seal Beach Animal Licensing
c/o PetData
PO Box 141929
Irving, TX 75014-1929

Only one license tag can be active at one time. Requests for multiple tags for the same animal cannot be fulfilled.

A current license may be transferred from one owner to the new owner of the same pet for a fee of $10. Please send proof of change of ownership along with a current rabies certificate and payment to the following address:

Seal Beach Animal Licensing
c/o PetData
PO Box 141929
Irving, TX 75014-1929

A refund may be available if a duplicate payment was made for your license. To request a refund, please send your request in writing or via email to Customer Service. Be sure to include the pet’s current license tag number, if it is available, and as much information as possible regarding your payments and where the payments were made.

Licenses are valid for 1 year from the date of purchase but cannot exceed the expiration of the rabies vaccination.

The animal shelter for City of Seal Beach is located at the following address:

WAGS
6621 Westminster Blvd
Westminster, CA 92683
(714) 887-6156

To report stray animals or for questions unrelated to licensing, please call City of Seal Beach Animal Control at 562-799-4100 ext.1606.

If the pet that you have found is wearing a Seal Beach license tag, please call our office at 1-877-730-6348.

If an Animal Control Officer finds your pet, and your pet is wearing a current license tag on its collar, Animal Control will contact you. If another citizen finds your pet with its license tag, they may call the phone number on the license tag, and you will be put in touch with the person who found the pet.

your pet has been lost, Animal Control recommends that you visit the shelter to look for your pet at least every other day. Sheltering of strays for the City is provided by WAGS animal care shelter in Westminster. You may also contact Animal Control at 562-799-4100 ext.1606 regarding your pet.

Licensing helps Animal Control identify family pets, should an animal become lost. The fees from licensing are used to care for animals and investigate complaints about stray animals, among other services. Other goals of animal licensing are to promote responsible pet ownership and to reduce the tragedies associated with lost pets and pet overpopulation.

Licensing Ordinance

All dogs 4 months of age and older must be licensed with Seal Beach within 30 days of being in the city.

View the complete Seal Beach ordinance

Due Date

Payment for your license is due within 30 days of the expiration of your current license. If you are licensing for the first time, you must purchase a license within 30 days of obtaining a pet over the age of 4 months or within 30 days of moving into Seal Beach.

A late fee is due 30 days after the license expiration date or the due date for the first license. The late fee is 50% of the applicable license fee.

License Term

Licenses are valid for 1 year from the date of purchase but cannot exceed the expiration of the rabies vaccination.

The City of Seal Beach chose to privatize animal licensing beginning in 2024 to promote animal licensing, to increase the cost-effectiveness of the program, and to provide additional services to its citizens.

PetData, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, provides animal licensing services for municipalities and animal welfare agencies throughout the United States. The company, a member of the National Animal Control Association, has been in business since 1994. PetData’s goals are to increase animal licensing, to reduce animal euthanasia, to educate the community, and to help solve animal control problems.

We at PetData consider the privacy of our clients to be of paramount importance. PetData has never sold information or data to any third-party. PetData does not use any personally identifiable data collected for any purpose other than for those purposes as required by client contracts.

We do not respond to requests for information from non-client individuals or corporations, nor do we release information without the express written consent of our clients. PetData does not and will not share or sell client data with any other parties or make client data publicly available unless authorized by the client or required under a legal subpoena. All data belongs to our clients, and PetData serves only as a custodian for client-owned data.

Groups or individuals requesting data should contact their City or County directly as PetData will only release data to our contracted clients.