Pet registration fees

You can apply for a reduced fee if you provide proof of the following:

  • your cat or dog is desexed (before 10 October or within six months of initial registration)
  • your cat or dog is more than 10 years of age
  • your cat or dog is adopted from a registered welfare organisation (full fees will apply the following registration period)
  • your cat or dog is part of a Domestic Animal Business or applicable organisation
  • your dog is a guide, hearing or assistance dog (free)
  • your dog is trained by an approved obedience trainer
  • you have a current Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card or Department of Veteran Affairs Pensioner Concession Card.

Register your pet online

Fee type Dog Cat
Full fee (non-desexed) $230 $183
Reduced fee (desexed) $83 $58
Pensioner – full fee $115 $92
Pensioner – reduced fee $42 $29
Adopted pets (within current animal registration year)* $10 $10
Guide, hearing and assistance dogs Free n/a
Dangerous dog $400 n/a
Menacing dog $345 n/a

*If your pet is adopted from a registered welfare organisation within the current animal registration year, the initial registration fee is $10. Full fees will apply for the following registration period (unless reduced or concession fees apply).

For more information on dangerous and menacing dogs, visit Agriculture Victoria.

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