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When do you need to register your cat or dog?
- All dogs over three months of age must be microchipped and registered.
- All cats over six months of age must be sterilised, microchipped and registered.
Please note: The animal registration period runs from 1 November until the 31 October every year.
Online animal registration
You can complete your animal registration through the online form link below:
Cat and dog registration
Registration fees
Please note:
- 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
Important note: It is a legal requirement that your cat is sterilised.
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.