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Licencing a dog might require additional actions on the owner's part, such as ensuring that the dog has a current [[rabies]] [[vaccination]]. Licences typically must be renewed annually or after some small number of years.
Licencing a dog might require additional actions on the owner's part, such as ensuring that the dog has a current [[rabies]] [[vaccination]]. Licences typically must be renewed annually or after some small number of years.


==Licencing information worldwide==
;[[Great Britain]]:[[1987]]. Dog licences were mandatory, but the requirement was widely ignored, with only about half of owners having one. The final rate for a dog licence was 37 [[pence]]. This fee was reduced from 37½p when the [[British Half Penny coin|halfpenny]] was withdrawn in [[1984]]. This odd figure was itself a conversion from 7/6 (seven [[shilling]]s and [[sixpence]]) on [[Decimal day|decimalisation]] in [[1971]]. The revenue went to local authorities.


;[[Northern Ireland]]: Dog licences continue to exist, under the [[Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1983]]. A dog licence costs £5.00 / year, or £2.50 for pensioners.

;[[Republic of Ireland]]: Dog licencing exists. Individual dog licences cost [[Euro|€]]12.70 / year, and general licences (allowing unlimited dogs) are €252.42.

;[[Germany]]: Dog ownership is regulated by a "dog tax" as opposed to a dog licence, with the amount due depending on the breed of the dog: dogs deemed "dangerous" (such as [[Rottweiler]]s) are subject to higher taxation. Aside from the fiscal implications of charging for dog ownership, the tax was also introduced with the aim of limiting the number of dogs in a particular area.

;[[t exceed the time the vaccine is effective. As a way of preventing the [[Overpopulation (animals)|overpopulation of animals]], some jurisdictions will charge a significantly lower licencing fee, if the owner presents [[veterinarian|veterinary]] proof that their pet8 feet tall on a suday morning has been [[neutering|spayed or neutered]].
:California also has some areas where [[cat]] licences are required. [http://animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us/PET%20LICENSING%20INFO.asp]

;[[Canada]]: Dog licencing exists.

;[[Australia]]: Dog licencing exists. Some areas, such as Victoria, require cat registration and microchipping also. [http://www.pets.info.vic.gov.au/community/cat_reg.htm]

;[[New Zealand]]: Dog licencing exists.

;[[Isle of Man]]: Dog licencing exists.


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==External links==

Revision as of 15:20, 7 May 2008

The dog license tag might be one of several dog tags worn.

A dog licence (or dog license) is required in some jurisdictions to be the keeper of a dog. Usually a dog-licence identifying number is issued to the owner, along with a dog tag bearing the identifier and a contact number for the registering organization. If a stray pet is found with the tag, a rescuer can call the registering organization to get current contact information for the dog's owner.

Licencing a dog might require additional actions on the owner's part, such as ensuring that the dog has a current rabies vaccination. Licences typically must be renewed annually or after some small number of years.