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Dogs.

Summer rules for dogs on beaches

As a general rule, the council's dog bylaws let you walk your dog on a leash on Auckland city beaches before 9am and after 7pm. Check the First to Fourth Schedules of the bylaw for details.
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Dog registration

Register your dog
A guide to registering for the first time and renewing registration.

Calculate dog registration fees
Use our online calculator to check annual fees.

Update your details
Notify us if your contact details change, your dog is desexed or if you obtain a dog owner licence.

Microchipping
Check whether your dog needs to be microchipped.

Transfer registration to another council area
If you move to or from another area you need to inform both councils.

If your dog has died
How to let us know and request a refund of registration fees.

Special purpose dogs
Registration for guide dogs, police dogs, customs dogs, hearing dogs and conservation dogs.

Owning more than one dog
You need a permit to keep more than one dog in the Auckland Isthmus and more than two dogs in the Gulf Islands.
 

Information for dog owners

Dog control laws
The dog policy and dog control bylaw set regulations around owning dogs and taking them out in public.

Dog exercise areas
See where you can exercise your dog off the leash.

Dog fines
Find out why they are issued and how to pay or dispute an infringement.

Guide to responsible dog ownership
Information you will need to sit the dog owner licence test about caring for and controlling your dog.

Lost or missing dogs
Contact Animal Control Services if your dog is lost or missing or list it online if you have found a lost dog.
Dog forms
Report complaints about dogs