Dogs
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Dog registration
Register your dog |
Calculate registration fees |
Change of details |
Reducing the cost |
Microchipping |
If your dog has died |
Replacement discs |
Transferring registration |
Special purpose dogs |
Owning more than one dog
Register your dog
Annual registration
It is important to register your dog every year as part of being a responsible dog owner.
If your dog is lost, he or she can be quickly and easily identified using
a registration tag.
All dogs over the age of three months must be registered. Each dog should be registered at the address where they spend the majority of time. If you are
the owner of a dog the registration guidelines are:
- only one person can be the registered owner of a dog
- if you are under 16 years of age, the dog must be registered under a parent's or guardian's name
- the registration period is from 1 July - 30 June each year
- you must pay registration fees
- you can reduce the registration fee if you have your dog de-sexed and/or by obtaining a dog owner licence
- you could be issued with a $300 fine or be prosecuted for not registering a dog.
A dog must wear a colour coded registration disc to show it has been
registered for that year (the 2007/2008 colour is yellow, the 2008/2009 colour
is blue).
Renew registration
If your dog has been previously registered with Auckland City Council, you should receive a renewal notice in
late May or early June of each year.
When you receive your renewal form you can:
If you haven't received your renewal form by the second week of June, please
download a registration form (74kb PDF) and send your payment to us. Unfortunately you will not be able to renew your
registration online.
Please note: You will not be able to complete your registration online if any of the following information is missing from the renewal form or
has changed since the last registration year:
- class of dog
- your address
- change of owner
- date of birth of owner
Remember to pay on or before 1 August 2008 to avoid a late fee.
Everyone who registers before 1 August 2008 will go into the draw to win $200 worth of shopping vouchers. There are five prizes to be won.
New registration
If you are registering a dog for the first time:
- Download and complete the Application for Dog
Registration (74kb PDF)
- Attach any information supporting the registration of your dog, eg:
- if your dog has been de-sexed, you will need to supply a copy of the veterinary certificate
- if you have successfully completed a dog owner licence test, ensure you have supplied a copy of your dog owner licence with your registration form.
- Send the entire registration form (all pages), any attachments (such as a de-sexing certificate and a microchip barcode) and the
relevant fee to Dog Registration, Auckland City Council.
Alternatively, visit us at any service centre.
Remember to take your dog owner licence, vet certificate and/or a microchip
barcode if you have them.
To view PDFs download Acrobat Reader
from the Adobe
website.
Further help on how to view PDFs.
Update your details
If any details have changed since you last registered your dog, you will need to complete the paper version of the application form
and update the
details that have changed. Send us the form by post
or deliver to any service centre.
- Download and complete the Application for Dog Registration (74kb PDF)
- If the class of your dog has changed, note the changes on the form and attach any information supporting the changes, eg:
- if your dog has been de-sexed, you will need to supply a copy of the veterinary certificate
- if you have successfully completed a dog owner licence test, ensure you have supplied a copy of your dog owner licence with your registration form
- If the class of your dog has changed, calculate the relevant fee for the new class of your dog and enter this on the form
- Send the entire registration form (all pages), any attachments (such as a de-sexing certificate and a microchip barcode) and the relevant fee to
Dog Registration, Auckland City Council.
Alternatively, visit us at any service centre.
Remember to take your dog owner licence, vet certificate and/or a microchip
barcode if you have them.
To view PDFs download Acrobat Reader
from the Adobe
website.
Further help on how to view PDFs.
Updated May 2008
