Dog Registration

Under the Dog Control Act 1996, all dogs in New Zealand must be registered once they reach three months of age (that’s only 12 weeks).

When registering a dog for the first time an owner needs to provide their:

• full name
• address (postal and physical)
• phone numbers
• date of birth

This is a legal requirement and is also a very good way of ensuring you are not confused with someone else with the same name. In addition to your own information, you must supply all of your dog’s details:

• name
• breed (sorry 'mongrel', 'cross' and 'mix' are not recognised breeds)
• colour
• sex
• whether the dog is desexed or not
• age
• microchip number (if it already has one).
• Address of where the dog will be kept

All of the information on your registration form is completely confidential and may not be given out to anyone else.

Dog Registration Form

Registration Renewal

Dog registrations are due on 1 July of each year and cover the 12-month period to 30 June of the following year. Renewal notices are mailed early in June for all dogs currently registered with the Council to give owners plenty of warning. If you are renewing your dog’s registration you only need to check that the information we have on record is correct. Please email through any new information to us to regservices@stdc.govt.nz.

Don't forget you can always pay online. If you do pay online, we will mail out the tags to you.

Exemptions

The only dogs exempt from registration fees are Seeing, Hearing and Disability Assist dogs. Once we have been provided with confirmation from the training organisations for these animals, the owners will automatically receive a free tag each year. While the animals are exempt from fees, a registration form still needs to be completed.