Dog Licenses

Michigan State Law requires that all dogs over four (4) months old be licensed.

 To obtain a dog license, you will need to provide proof of current rabies vaccination and proof of spaying/neutering (if applicable) at the time you purchase the license.  By State Statute, this information must be provided EVERY year.

Dog License Fees, payable December 1^st through February 28^th: 

	Dog License Fees
	Current Spayed/Neutered	$ 7.00
	Current Male/female	$25.00
	Delinquent as of 3/1	$30.00

If you do not purchase your license prior to March 1^st, you will pay $30.00 per dog license.  The exceptions to this rule are as follows: 

·         New Resident – Thirty (30) days from move-in date without penalty

·         New Dog – Within thirty (30) days of obtaining animal without penalty

·         Puppy – Under one (1) year old - $7.00

To Purchase Dog Licenses by mail:

Send all information (breed, age, color, dog’s name, owner name, township/city, address and telephone number, additional telephone number if wanted, plus rabies vaccination proof that will not expire within 30 days of issuance of license and proof of spaying/neutering) with a check payable to:
 

Include a self-addressed stamped legal size envelope.  We will send your license(s) and return all your paperwork.

Lost Dog Tags:

We charge $1.00 for a replacement tag. Send or bring in current proof of rabies vaccination (rabies vaccination cannot expire within 30 days of reissuing tag) and, if available, your copy of the license application.  If you do not have the copy of the application, call or stop in to our office, and we will be happy to look up the information for you.

Protecting Your Pet:

Your local vet will be promoting two options for finding your pet if it gets lost:  Microchip technology and tattooing.

A microchip is a permanent form of ID about the size of a grain of rice.  For most animals, the chip is implanted just under the skin in the scruff of the neck.  It is not a tracking device.  When a hand-held scanner passes over the microchip, it reads the unique encoded number.  This ID number is the only information stored in the microchip.

A tattoo is a good form of permanent ID as well. For more information please call 517-373-1077 or go to the State of Michigan Website and put in Dog Tattooer.

Call your veterinarian for more information.

Dianne H. Hardy
Livingston County Treasurer
200 E. Grand River Ave
Howell, Michigan 48843
Phone:  (517) 546-7010

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