Registering your cat and dog with us is easy. Simply follow the steps described on this page to register and pay for your animal and keep a record of the online payment for yourself.
As a requirement of the Domestic Animals Act 1994, your dog or cat must be microchipped and registered with us if they are over 3 months old. You may receive an infringement if you do not register your cat or dog.
All dog and cat registrations expire on 9 April each year. You will receive a reminder in February to ensure payment is made by 10 April to renew your pet registration for the following year.
Benefits of registering your pet
- Support or enhance dog park facilities, such as dog waste bins.
- Support animal management staff in returning animals to their owners.
- Support training to develop the skills of animal management staff.
- Action on nuisance response complaint, such as barking dogs, trespassing complaints, wandering and stray animals
- Ensure presence of park and street patrols.
- Enjoy discounted registration for de-sexed animals.
- Dangerous and restricted breed dog management.
Keeping a dangerous dog breed
In public places, your dog must be:
- muzzled and
- on a chain, cord or leash.
Your dog must always wear a red and yellow striped collar, and you must display signage at the entrances of your home.
You must keep your dog behind an escape-proof 1.8 m solid or mesh fence if it is guarding.
At home, your dog must:
- be registered
- wear the Council marker
- be permanently identified by microchip.