Animals fees and charges

Image of a black and white dog on a blue chair for the Animal Fees page.

Our fees and charges for the 2025-26 financial year are provided below.

All fees are stated as GST inclusive (unless otherwise stated).

We reserve the right to review any fees and charges at any time. Please check with us for any updates.

Dog registration fees

Dog class	Explanation of dog class	Discount fee (‘early bird’) if paid on or before 31 July 2025	Fee for registration on or after 1 August 2025
Pet (P)	Standard owner	$121.00	$182.00
Desexed pet (DP)	Standard owner	$105.00	$158.00
Working dog (W)	Dogs kept principally for the herding of stock, Police dog or other Government agency dog	$81.00	$122.00
Disability assist dog (D)	A dog certified by an organisation listed in Schedule 5 of the Dog Control Act 1996	No fee	No fee
Dangerous dog		$182.00	$273.00
Puppy		1/12^th the relevant fee for each complete month remaining in the registration year

Other registration charges

Other registration charge	Current fee
Infringement fee for non-registration, as set under the Dog Control Act 1996	$300.00
Replacement tags	$8.00

Other charges

Other charge	Current fee
First impound	$175.00
Second impound	$196.00
Third or any subsequent impound	$240.00
Dog sustenance fee per day	$28.00

Stock ranging / impounding

	Current fee
Impound fee for first impounding (driving charges additional)	$169.00
Impound fee for second impounding (driving charges additional)	$190.00
Impound fee for third and subsequent impounding (driving charges additional)	$233.00
Stock control impound charges – per hour rate (driving charges and impound fees additional)	$187.00
Stock sustenance fees – per day	$24.00
Stock control – driving charges – per hour	$195.00
Transportation charges	Actual

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