Dog registration and management fees and charges 2025 to 2026
Published on 18 June 2025
Dogs must be registered every year.
All dog registrations expire on 30 June each year and dog owners have until 31 July to re-register at the early-bird rate and without penalty.
All dogs aged three months (12 weeks) or over must be registered.
The registration fee varies depending on whether the dog is a working dog, desexed or classified dangerous.
Remember – registering your dog early and during July is a lot cheaper than registering late. As well as the early-bird discount, it ensures you avoid a $300 fine for failing to register your dog.
Section 37 of the Dog Control Act 1996 provides Council with the authority to set and charge annual dog registration fees, which pay for dog-control-related management, including the operation of the pound.
Dog registration charges for 2025 to 2026
Below are our fees and charges related to dog registrations and management for 2025 to 2026:
| 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
|
|
1/12th the relevant fee for each complete month remaining in the registration year |
| Other charges |
Current fee |
| Infringement fee for non-registration, as set under the Dog Control Act 1996 |
$300.00 |
|
Replacement tags
|
$8.00 |
|
First impound
|
$175.00
|
|
Second impound
|
$196.00
|
|
Third or any subsequent impound
|
$240.00
|
|
Dog-sustenance fee per day
|
$28.00
|
Further information on the Dog Control Act
The Dog Control Act 1996 sets out the key rules for dog owners.
Its intention is to ensure dogs are well cared for and that incidences, attacks and injuries to people, wildlife and other animals are minimised.
It ensures that the potential for dog-related nuisance is reduced and also sets out penalties for not complying with the Act.
The Act also requires us to develop our own dog-control policy and a dog-control bylaw.
Section 37 of the Dog Control Act 1996