Animal Licensing
For your convenience, the Animal License Application (PDF) is available online. Please print and complete the form and mail it with your payment to the address at the top of the form to the attention of Animal Licensing. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the file. A free download is available:
 Click the icon to download Acrobat Reader.
If you have further questions about the licensing process,
call (408) 764-0344 or send us an email.
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License Fee Schedule |
| Term |
1 Year |
2 Year |
3 Year |
| Dogs - Altered** |
$20 |
$30 |
$40 |
| Dogs - Unaltered |
$75 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Cats - Altered** |
$10 |
$18 |
$26 |
| Cats - Unaltered |
$50 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Cats - Altered Lifetime |
--------- $32 --------- |
| Seniors (over 65) |
1 free license per household |
| Late Penalty: |
--------- $20 --------- |
| Replacement Tag: |
---------- $5 ---------- |
| **Altered means female animals are spayed, male animals are neutered. |
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 Licensing is mandated by State and City law. State laws and local ordinances mandate that all dogs and cats over four months of age must be vaccinated for rabies and licensed. Licenses are not transferable from one owner to the next.
Licensing requires that your animal must have a current rabies vaccination. Include a copy of the current rabies vaccination certificate with your license application. Animal Licenses shall not be issued beyond the validity of the rabies vaccination. For example, do not apply for a 3 year license if there is less than 3 years remaining on your rabies vaccination.
For owners who are 65 years of age or older , there is no license fee charged for the first animal. Fees will apply to the second and additional animals for such owners.
Late Penalty: Failure to license a animal by the age of four (4) months, or within 30 days of acquisition or within 30 days of residency (for a new resident) or within 30 days of the expiration date of a previously issued license will be subject to the Late (Delinquent) Fee.
License Tags identify owners of lost animals. Each license tag has a unique number assigned to your animal alone. Persons finding a animal with a tag need only call our telephone number printed on the tag for quick owner identification and reunion with the lost animal. If a licensed animal is lost or taken to a shelter, Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority can identify the owner by the tag number and contact the registered animal owner. Animals with licensing information are held in the shelters while the owners are contacted.
Lost Tags will be replaced upon our receipt of a written request plus a processing fee of $5.00. Note: The original tag issued is not replaced each year. We replace only if lost, or the printed information changes.
Spay/neutering leads to happier & healthier animals. Three principal benefits arise from the spay and neuter of dogs and cats:
- Reduced number of unwanted animals that end up in the shelter each year
- Healthier, longer-living animals
- Lower or free licensing fees to animal owners and reduced expense to taxpayers for animal control costs.
For more information on the benefits of spay/neuter surgery, please contact your veterinarian.
Thank you for being a responsible animal owner! |
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