License late fees are waived now thru the end of February.
Note: Click here to license your cat, dog or ferret online!
All dogs and cats must be licensed at four months of age and have proof of a current rabies vaccination.
If you prefer to download an application and mail or take it into Animal Services (see below for office hours), click the link below.
Pet License Application (.pdf)
*Note, you will need a .pdf compatible program, such as Adobe Reader, to open this document. Click here to download Adobe Reader.
You can also ask for a license when you purchase your rabies shot at these participating vet's offices:
Veterinarians Selling Licenses
- All About Pets
- Auburndale Animal Hospital
- Audubon Animal Hospital
- Banfield Animal Hospitals
- Barbour Lane Animal Hospital
- Bardstown Road Animal Hospital
- Chenoweth Animal Hospital
- Cherokee Animal Hospital
- Crescent Hill Animal Hospital
- Davis Animal Clinic
- Derby City Animal Hospital
- Doerr Animal Hospital
- East Louisville Animal Hospital
- Fairleigh Pet Center (Bardstown Road)
- Fegenbush Lane Animal Clinic
- Gailor Animal Hospital
- Goose Creek Animal Clinic
- Grimes-Wood Animal Hospital
- Iroquois Animal Hospital
- Jefferson Animal Hospital
- Jefferson Animal Hospital East
- Middletown Animal Hospital
- Shelbyville Road Veterinary Clinic
- Westport Road Animal Hospital
- Whipps Mill Animal Hospital
Licensing your cat or dog is easy! Your pet’s license tag is their strongest link to you. Being reunited with your pet is just a phone call away: from 7am to 11pm 365 days a year...dispatchers are on duty to help with the process.
License your pet today!
License Fees:
- Please add .50 cents for postage and processing for each license on mail-in applications
- Altered (spayed/neutered) $9.00
- Unaltered $50.00 (includes $35.00 spay/neuter voucher)
- Senior Citizen $4.50 (pets must be ALTERED to qualify, limit of two pets per household))
- All dogs, cats, and ferrets must be licensed at four months of age
Our Administrative Office Hours are:
Mondays – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesdays – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday - 9 a.m. to Noon
Closed Sunday & Holidays