Register Your Pet

In Victoria, all cats and dogs over the age of three months must be both microchipped and registered with their local Council.

Your pet is also required to wear their Council-issued registration tag. Your pet's registration tag means you can be contacted if your pet was ever to escape or get lost.

Find out the benefits of registering your pets with Council.

Register your pet

Step 1.Submit a registration form

To register your cat or dog with Council, proof of microchipping must be included on your registration form.

Register your pet online

If you are unable to register your pet online, you can use our Printable Animal Registration Form(PDF, 213KB)  and bring it to a Council customer service centre or mail it to Council with a cheque or money order. 

Step 2.Pay your registration fee

You will receive an email with a link to pay once the information you provided has been received and verified by Council. Please ensure you also check your junk folder for this email. 

To pay, you will need to enter the Animal ID number provided in the email.

If you do not hear from us within 10 working days of submitting your application, please call us on 9205 2200 and select option 1. 

Step 3.Receive your registration tag and certificate

Once you've paid your registration fee, Council will send you a registration certificate and a metal registration tag for your cat or dog. 

Step 4.Renew your registration each April

In Victoria, all animal registrations must be renewed by April 10th. Council will send you a registration renewal notice in March of each year.

Registration Renewal

You need to pay your pet's registration by 10 April each year.

To pay or renew, simply make the payment online, via BPay or at a customer service location.

Pay/renew your pet registration online

To pay online, you will need to enter the Animal ID number, which is located on the left-hand side of the Notice (just below the small barcode). Please do not enter the Tag number by mistake.  

Council is now issuing lifetime metal registration tags with new registration. To order a replacement tag, please request for a new tag online, or visit one of our three Customer Service Centres.

Our registration fees

Dogs Standard Fee Concession Fee Description
Full $114.00 $57.00 Dog with none of the below categories or declared menacing dogs (no concession applicable).
Reduced $38.00 $19.00 One or a combination of the following: desexed; over 10 years old; kept for the purposes of breeding by a proprietor of a Domestic Animal Business; working dog; member of an approved association*; or has undertaken obedience training* which complies with the regulations. Proof must be provided for all criteria.
Exempt Free Free Guide dogs/puppies, Assistance Dogs and State or Commonwealth Dogs.
Guard Dog, Restricted Breed Dog, Dangerous Dog $380.00 N/A Restricted breed dog; declared dangerous dog; dogs kept on non-residential properties (these are automatically deemed a dangerous dog); and dogs trained to attack. There is no reduced fee for this category.
Foster Dog $8.00 N/A
Cats Standard Fee Concession Fee Description
Full $77.00 $38.00 Cat with none of the below categories.
Reduced $26.00 $13.00 One or a combination of the following: desexed, over 10 years old; kept for the purposes of breeding by a proprietor of a Domestic Animal Business; or member of an approved association*. Proof must be provided for all criteria.
Foster Cat $8.00 N/A

*Approved Associations and Obedience Training Associations

Council charges no registration fee for guide dogs or State or Commonwealth dogs such as Border Force dogs and Police dogs.

You may be eligible for a reduced registration fee if your pet is:

  • desexed
  • obedience trained
  • over 10 years of age
  • member of an approved association*
  • is a working dog
  • kept for breeding purposes at a registered domestic animal business.

Further discounted fees apply to pension concession card holders, and DVA Gold Card holders specifying either War Widow or TPI. 

Assistance dog free registration

To be eligible for the assistance dog registration fee exemption, your assistance dog must be desexed and both obedience trained and trained to alleviate the effects your disability. Obedience training must be provided by a recognised dog trainer.

It is also a requirement that your dog is not:

  • a declared dog (menacing or dangerous)
  • a restricted breed dog
  • younger than 12 months of age.

Please read the attached conditions and complete the application form below:

Assistance dog animal registration form(PDF, 145KB)

To submit your application, please email contactus@hume.vic.gov.au or post it to:

Hume City Council
PO BOX 119,
Dallas Vic 3047

Keeping your pet's details up to date

Ensuring your pet's details are up to date is extremely important as this will help reunite your pet in the event that it becomes lost.

Below you will find useful information on how to update your pet's record. If you are updating your pet's details with Council, we recommend you also update your details with your relevant microchip registry.

How can I update my pet's registration details?

If your pet has passed away, been desexed, or moved out of Hume/is lost, please update your pet's record using the link below:

Update your pet registration details online

You can also update your contact details, and pets details (name/breed) via this link. 

To add pension details to your pets registration, please email a current copy of your (blue) pension or DVA card to animalregistrations@hume.vic.gov.au quoting your animal(s) ID, tag, or microchip. 

How do I find which microchip registry my pet is registered with? Simply go to the Pet Address website, all you need is your pets microchip number.

The following registries are licensed to provide domestic animal registry services in Victoria on the Agriculture Victoria website.

My registered pet has changed ownership/ I am now responsible for a registered animal, how do I change the owner details?

If your registered pet has changed ownership or if you are now responsible for a registered pet, the new owner will need to submit a transfer of dog & cat ownership to change the details. This is only applicable if the new owner resides within Hume City Council. If the new owner resides in a different Council you will need to cancel your pet's registration, to do this please submit an animal registration record update.

Transfer of ownership form 

I've lost my registration tag, how do I get a new one?

If your pet has lost its registration tag or the tag you have been issued is damaged, it can be replaced for free. To organise a new tag you can either complete the online form below, contact Council 9205 2200 or visit one our Customer Service Centres. 

Request a pet registration replacement tag

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