Animal Registration
While registering your pet is an obligation under State Government legislation, it is also important for everyone in our community and has benefits for pet owners.
Registration makes it easier for your pet to be identified and reunited with you if it becomes lost. If an owner cannot be located or identified in Council’s animal registration database, it is possible that a lost animal may be rehomed or, as a last resort, euthanised.
Your dog registration fees also contributes to the cost of Council providing key services and facilities that keep you and your dog safe when out and about in the community, as well as maintaining dog parks and other important services.
Annual Registration Period
The registration and renewal period for cat and dog registrations starts 1 July and expires 30 June annually.
Council issues a renewal notice in early June for each registered animal with payments due by 30 June.
Reduced rates are available for desexed animals, with a discount available for pensioner concession.
Registration is supported by Council’s Selective Inspection Program.
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You can register your pet easily online, or in person at one of our Customer Service Centres.
Be prepared
Before you start the registration process there are details you need to have handy:
- your details, including contact details
- your pet's details
- your pet's microchip number
- a valid Visa or Mastercard
If you will be applying for discounted registration, you will be required to attach the following documents:
- evidence of desexing
- a valid concession card
Contact Details
- Consider providing as many contact details you can and keep us informed of any changes. This gives us the best chance to return your pet if it’s lost.
- Only one person can be the registered owner of a pet and you must be 18 years or over to be eligible to register your animal.
- We will use the residential or postal address to send your tag to you and your renewal notice each year.
- Providing an email address will enable you to choose the option to have a receipt emailed to you once payment details are confirmed.
Animals Ineligible for Online Registration
Registrations for the following animals cannot be completed online and must be submitted at a Customer Service Centre:
- Working Dogs (see below)
- Dangerous Dogs
- Guide, Assistance or Federal/State Dogs.
Download registration forms for Dangerous Dogs and Guide and Assistance Dogs here.
Click here to register your dog online Click here to register your cat online
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It is the responsibility of the pet owner to contact Council of any changes relating to your pets including change of ownership, address or status of the animal e.g. microchip number.
To change your animal’s registration details please contact Council on 1300 007 662.
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Dog and cat registration is an annual fee and expires on June 30 each year.
Registration discounts are offered for desexed animals and pensioner concession applies. A list of registration fees for cats and dogs can be found in Council's Fees and Charges Schedule.
Reduced rates apply for dogs located outside of the town designated area. To review each towns designated map, please refer to the table below.
Council's Designated Urban Area Maps
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While working dogs do not have to be registered in Queensland there are other laws that you may need to adhere to.
What is a working dog?
A working dog is defined in the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 as a dog which is kept:
- on rural land; and
- by an owner who is a primary producer, or a person engaged or employed by a primary producer; and
- primarily for the purpose of droving, protecting or working stock
Can I register my working dog?
Yes. While you are not legally obligated to register your working dog council does allow you to register for free.
Registration is a great way to ensure your dog can be quickly and easily identified should it become lost.
To register your working dog:
- Complete a Working Dog Registration Exemption application
- Attach proof that you are a primary producer or employed by a primary producer.
Then keep your details up to date to ensure we can contact you should your animal ever become lost.
If your dog retires and becomes a pet, you simply need to update your dog’s status with council and the registration fee will be charged from the next registration period.