Register your Pet
Registering your cat or dog in NSW is for life and is a two-step process:
- Microchip your cat or dog by 12 weeks of age or before being sold or given away.
- See categories below. Click the 'Register Your Pet Online' button to register.
You can also register your pet in person at Council's Customer Service Centre or a Service NSW office. When registering in person, you must bring records showing proof of ownership, microchip number and desexing certificate supplied by vet.
DOG 2021/22 Lifetime Registration Fees (fees increase with CPI from 1 July each year) |
Fee |
---|---|
Desexed dog (by relevant age) |
$66 |
Desexed dog (by relevant age eligible pensioner) |
$27 |
Desexed dog (sold by Pound/Shelter) |
$0 |
Not Desexed or Desexed dog (after relevant age) |
$224 |
Not Desexed dog (not recommended) |
$66 |
Not Desexed dog (recognised breeder) |
$66 |
Retired Greyhounds Are required to be microchipped and registered as a companion animal, fees as above. |
|
Recognised Assistance Animal |
$0 |
Working dog |
$0 |
Dog in Service of State Dog in the service of the State, for example, a police dog. |
$0 |
CAT 2021/22 Lifetime Registration Fees (fees increase with CPI from 1 July each year) |
Fee |
---|---|
Desexed / non-desexed cat |
$56 |
Cat owned by Eligible Pensioner |
$27 |
Desexed cat sold by Pound/Shelter |
$0 |
Non-desexed cat (not recommended) |
$56 |
Non-desexed cat - Recognised Breeder |
$56 |
Annual Permit Fees apply from 1 July 2021 (fees may increase from 1 July each year) |
Permit Fee |
Including Late Fee |
---|---|---|
Non-desexed cat |
$81 |
$99 |
Dog declared Dangerous and Restricted Breed |
$197 | $215 |
All dogs must wear a collar around their neck and a name tag showing the dog's name, owner's name and address or telephone number.
All cats must wear a collar around their neck with a name tag showing cat's name, owner's name and address or telephone number or microchip number.
These only apply while the animal is not on the property of which the owner is the occupier.