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When you need to register

To ensure your pets are properly registered and compliant with local regulations, here’s what you need to know:
 
  • Dogs: All dogs over three months of age must be microchipped and registered.
  • Cats: All cats over six months of age must be sterilised, microchipped, and registered.
Important note: The annual animal registration period runs from 1 November to 31 October.

    Register your animal online

    Complete your animal registration through the online form link below:

    Cat and dog registration

    Registration fees

    Important notes:

    • It is a legal requirement that your cat is sterilised. The State Government has provided funding to assist and provide low cost sterilisation for cats owned by pensioners and people on low incomes. 
    • Pensioners receive a discount on registration fees.
    • The animal registration period runs from 1 November until the 31 October every year. Therefore from 1 June until October the registration is at half rate of the applicable fees.

    Cat registration fees

    Period of registration Cost
    1 year $20 ($10 pensioner concession)
    3 years $42.50 ($21.25 pensioner concession)
    Lifetime $100 ($50 pensioner concession)

    Dog registration fees

    Length of registration Cost for sterilised dog Cost  for unsterilised dog
    1 year $20 ($10 pensioner concession) $50 ($25 pensioner concession)
    3 years $42.50 ($21.25 pensioner concession) $120 ($60 pensioner concession)
    Lifetime $100 ($50 pensioner concession) $250 ($125 pensioner concession)

    Sterilisation rebate

    Period Fee Rebate First Year Rebate Second Year Rebate Third Year
    1 Year $50 $30 N/A N/A
    1 Year - PCC $25 $15 N/A N/A
    3 Years $120 $77.50 $51.66 $25.83
    3 Years - PCC $60 $38.75 $25.84 $12.92
    Lifetime $250 $150 $100 $50
    Lifetime - PCC $125 $75 $50 $25

    Terms and conditions

    • You must be 18 years of age or older to register an animal.
    • If your animal is sterilised, you must attach either a Veterinary Surgeon's Certificate or a Signed Statutory Declaration. Otherwise an officer may sight the ear tattoo in person (appointment required).

      Dogs

      • The dog must be effectively confined in or at the premises identified.
      • If the dog is to be kept for the purposes of the crown, note that Dog Act 1976 does not apply.
      • You must not currently be banned from owning or keeping a dog under the Dog Act 1976 section 46A(2).
      • It is an offence for your cat or dog to not wear a collar with the registration tag and you can be given an on-the-spot fine of $200 for failure to do so.
      • Your most recent tag must be displayed on your dog from the date you receive it. 

      Cats

      • Your cat is required to be sterilised and microchipped before it can be registered unless it is exempt under the Cat Act 2011.
      • Once your cat or dog is registered with the Shire, you will be issued a registration certificate, as well as a valid registration tag which your cat or dog is required to wear on its collar. Please not registration tags change in colour each year.
      • It is an offence for your cat or dog to not wear a collar with the registration tag and you can be given an on-the-spot fine of $200 for failure to do so.

      More information and contact

      If you have any questions about registering your cat or dog, please contact us.