Licensing

Dog licenses are required for all dogs over four months of age and are available year round.

Licenses are considered non-delinquent in the following circumstances:

• Newly purchased or acquired dogs.
• Those pups just attaining four months of age.
• Those dogs just becoming a Michigan resident.
• Licenses purchased between December 1st and March 1st the following year.

New licenses must be purchased within thirty days in order to qualify:

Reasons for Licensing

• Excellent identification. It's your pet's ticket back home. It allows us to notify you when your lost pet is found.
• It ensures that your dog is rabies vaccinated.
• Provides proof that the dog legally belongs to you.
• It's the LAW

A current rabies vaccination certificate signed by a veterinarian is required to purchase a license. To obtain a $10.50 license you must submit proof from a Veterinarian that your dog is surgically sterilized.

Dog license applications are mailed out December 1st each Year. If the application mailed to you has the box labeled "sex" printed "Male-Castrated" or "Female-spayed", you need not provide additional proof of sterilization. If your rabies vaccination expiration date on the application is current, you need not provide additional proof.

A lost license tag may be replaced at the Animal Shelter when you present the original copy of the license and a sworn statement of the fact regarding the loss of the tag. No fee is charged.

Licenses are available through the mail. You must submit your check, rabies vaccination certificate, proof of sterilization (if applicable) and the preprinted application (if previously licensed) to:

ST. CLAIR COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL
3378 GRISWOLD ROAD
PORT HURON, MI  48060

Licenses can be purchased year around, at the St. Clair County Animal Shelter Office or at the following locations: