How Much Does It Cost To Register A Cat

Pet registration checklist

To register your true cat or dog for the first time, please make certain:

Your cat or dog hasnon previously been registered in Casey. If your pet is already registered y'all can renew the registration. If your pet was registered at some other Council or to some other owner, you tin transfer the registration.
Yous do not havemore than 2 cats and/or 2 dogs.
Your cat or canis familiaris ismicrochipped unless exempt.
Your cat isdesexed unless exempt.
Your dog is non menacing, dangerous or a restricted breed.
You lot are over 18 years old. We cannot allow minors to annals a pet.

Desexing Certificate

If you lot pet is desexed, the desexing certificate is required when submitting a new application or when updating your pet details.

Service Dogs

If your application is for a Service Dog, delight provide proof of Service Dog status including Public Admission Test (PAT) certification.

Register your pet

Select the pet type

Cat Dog

If you are unable to register online or accept a menacing, dangerous or restricted brood dog, impress and complete the Pet Registration grade.

If you wish to pay by credit bill of fare, please complete and submit a Credit Card Authorization form.

Submit your registration form and payment:

via email to caseycc@casey.vic.gov.au.
via mail
in person at one of our client service centres

If you lot are moving out of Casey or your pet has passed abroad, you lot can cancel the pet registration.

You can order a replacement tag for your canis familiaris or a replacement tag for your true cat online.

If you would similar to renew your pet registration yous can do so online, or make an enquiry:

Registration renewal research

What happens next?

We will post your pet's unique identification tag to y'all inside five-x working days. Nosotros recommend that tags are worn at all times in case your pet escapes. It'southward a requirement for all pets to wear their tags when off their holding (Domestic Animals Deed 1994).
Y'all must renew your pet'south registration every year on April 10.

Report failure to register

If you would like to report a failure to register a domestic dog in Casey, you tin do so online:

Study failure to annals a dog

If you would like to written report a failure to annals a cat in Casey, you can practice then online:

Study failure to register a cat

Pet registration fees

All pet registrations submitted between i January and 9 April volition be valid till 9 April the following yr.

Pet	Full fee	Pensioner
Desexed cat or canis familiaris	$58.50	$29
Not desexed domestic dog	$205	$102
Puppy (under 6 months of age)	$102	$51
Reduced fee	$58.50	$29
Restricted breed, menacing or dangerous dogs	$380.00	$380.00
Service canis familiaris (guide canis familiaris, customs dog)	Free	Free

All fees include the Victorian Government levy.

Delight note that in that location is no change to restricted breed, menacing, dangerous dogs every bit they are not eligible for any reduced fees.

Victorian Government levy

The Victorian Authorities has levied a registration fee of $4.16 for each dog and cat. For more information almost this levy, contact the Section of Jobs, Precincts and Regions on 136 186.

Puppy fees

You are eligible for the puppy fee if your dog is under 6 months one-time and has not been desexed.

Your puppy will be registered for the first year. You will pay the regular fee when you renew the registration. If yous have your puppy desexed, please permit us know to receive the desexed cat or dog fee.

Pensioner discount

You're entitled to a discount on your pet registration if you concur any of the following concession cards:

Pensioner Concession Card – issued by Centrelink or Department of Veterans' Affairs
Department of Veterans' Affairs Aureate Card – War Widow (WW)
Department of Veterans' Affairs Aureate Bill of fare – Totally & Permanently Incapacitated (TPI)

Reduced fee criteria

If your pet fits into i or more of the criteria beneath, you may be eligible for a reduced registration fee:

The undesexed true cat or dog is over 10 years old.
The true cat or domestic dog is registered with an eligible organization.
The dog has undergone obedience training with:
- Australian Association of Professional Dog Trainers Inc.
- The Gentle Canis familiaris Trainers Clan Inc.
- Four Paws K9 Training

Farm working dog disbelieve

You may be eligible for a disbelieve on your registration if you are a primary producer (or employed past a primary producer) and your dog is:

normally kept on rural land
primarily kept or trained for droving, protecting, tending, or working stock on a farm.

A chief producer is defined as someone whose primary source of income is generated from principal production equally per the land tax definition, specifically with fauna production.

Owners of working dog breeds that practice not meet the primary producer and subcontract working dog definitions are not eligible for legislative exemptions.

Microchipping

It is a requirement of registration that all cats and dogs are microchipped (Domestic Animals Act 1998). Cats and dogs must be registered with their local Council separately from microchipping.

If your pet cannot be microchipped due to a medical condition, you lot must provide a alphabetic character from your vet to accept information technology registered.

Visit the Agriculture Victoria website for more than information about microchipping.

Replacement tags

Replacement tags can be ordered online for cats and dogs.

How your fee supports Casey

Your registration fees help Council provide many pet-related services, including:

more than pet-friendly parks and other facilities throughout Casey
brute management staff to:
- attend to nuisance complaints
- investigate dog attacks
- patrol parks/streets
- collect and return stray animals to owners
events such equally pet expos and disbelieve microchipping days
customs education including pet ownership publications and websites
domestic brute business audits. Council will bank check animal welfare standards in breeding facilities, boarding kennels, etc.
managing dangerous and restricted breed dogs
enquiry into a range of dog and cat welfare bug.