Register your pet

Registering your dog or cat helps us to reunite you quickly if they become lost.

  • All dogs and cats over the age of 3 months must be microchipped, desexed and registered
  • Registration must be renewed every year by 10 April (we will send you a reminder). If you don't receive a reminder, please contact us.
  • If you do not register your pet, we may fine you
  • With more than 2 dogs and/or 2 cats, you must also apply for a Keeping excess animals permit.

Concessions and discounts

All registrations for cats and dogs have a full price and a reduced price.  

Please check the Fees tab below for a detailed fee structure.  

You are eligible for a reduced fee if your dog or cat is:

• Desexed
• Over 10 years old
• Kept for breeding by the proprietor of a domestic animal business conducted on registered premises, or
• Registered with an approved Canine or Feline Association.

Additional reduced fee applies to dogs that are:

• Kept for working stock, or
• Have undergone obedience training (not puppy training) which complies with the regulations.

We also offer a 50% rebate for pension card holders - you can provide your pension card details in the registration form. 

Transfer of pet ownership

If you need to change the ownership details of an animal, please email us with the details and we will confirm the transfer. 

Replacement tags

  • Registration tags are replaced for free.
  • To receive a free replacement tag your pet must be currently registered with no outstanding payments.
  • It is an offence under the Domestic Animals Act 1994 for a pet to not wear its registration tag.
  • You can visit us at the Castlemaine Civic Centre to receive a replacement tag in person, or call us on 5471 1700 to request it be posted out to you. 

Exemptions for Guide Dogs

7 Exemptions for guide dogs

(1) A visually impaired person or hearing impaired person who keeps and uses a dog as a guide dog is not liable for an offence under this Act in respect of that dog, where, in acting in the manner which would constitute the offence, the dog was performing its functions as a guide dog.

(2) In the case of a dog which is owned by an organisation which trains guide dogs and which is approved by the Minister, the owner is not liable for an offence under this Act in respect of that dog, where in acting in the manner which would constitute the offence, the dog was being trained as a guide dog.

(3) Despite Part 2—

(a) a visually impaired person or hearing impaired person who keeps and uses a dog as a guide dog is not required to pay a fee for the registration of that dog; or

(b) an organisation which trains guide dogs and which is approved by the Minister under subsection (2), is not required to pay a fee for the registration of a dog owned by the organisation which is being trained as a guide dog.

(4) Despite anything in any other Act or subordinate instrument a visually impaired person, hearing impaired person or person training a guide dog may, at all times and in all places, be accompanied by a dog kept and used, or trained by him or her as a guide dog.

 

Register your pet

In person

Step 1.Prepare your pet for registration

Your pet must be microchipped to be registered, and we strongly encourage desexing your pet. If your pet needs these procedures, call your local vet or visit our microchipping and desexing page to learn more.  

Step 2.Prepare your application

  • your pet's microchip number
  • proof of desexing (if your pet is desexed)
  • a copy of your concession card if you are eligible for a pension rate.

Step 3.Submit your application and pay

Please download and complete the pdf form(PDF, 849KB), and visit our Civic Centre on Lyttleton Street in Castlemaine during opening hours. 

We will guide you through the registration process and help submit your application. 

You can pay the relevant fee by cash, cheque, money order, EFTPOS or credit card.

Step 4.What happens next?

We will mail your pet registration tag to the address provided in your application.

 

By email

Step 1.Prepare your pet for registration

Your pet must be microchipped to be registered, and we strongly encourage desexing your pet. If your pet needs these procedures, call your local vet or visit our microchipping and desexing page to learn more.  

Step 2.Prepare your application

  • your pet's microchip number
  • proof of desexing (if your pet is desexed)
  • a copy of your concession card if you are eligible for a pension rate.

Step 3.Submit your application and pay

Please download and complete the pdf form(PDF, 849KB) and email the form to info@mountalexander.vic.gov.au

We will contact you for payment once the registration has been completed. 

You can pay the relevant fee by cash, cheque, money order, EFTPOS or credit card.

Step 4.What happens next?

We will mail your pet registration tag to the address provided in your application.

Fees

Please see our fee structure below:

Dogs

Column A  Column B 
 $148.50 or $74.50 Concession  $50.00 or $25.00 Concession
Any dog not meeting one criterion in column B. Desexed dogs
Dogs over ten years old
Dogs kept for breeding by the proprietor of a domestic animal business conducted on registered premises
Dogs that have undergone obedience training which complies with the regulations
Dogs registered with the Victorian Canine Association or any organisation approved by Council
Dogs kept for working stock
Exemptions for Guide dog/Assistance dog - No Charge

 


 

Cats

Column A  Column B 
$148.50 or $74.50 Concession $50.00 or $25.00 Concession
Any cats not meeting one criterion in column B Desexed cats
Cats over ten years old
Cats kept for breeding by the proprietor of a domestic animal business conducted on registered premises
Cats registered with the Feline Control Council, the governing Council of the Cat Fancy Australia, the Democratic Cat Council Inc or any organisation approved by Council
Cats that are permanently identified in the prescribed manner i.e. microchip
 

Working Dogs

The reduced fee is applicable to - Dogs kept for or in training to become working dogs

Property Type Dog Breed Proof Documents Required
Farm Heelers, Kelpies/Coolies, Border Collies, Maremma No Proof Required
Farm Other Breeds - i.e. Corgi, terrier. The dog is kept, used or being trained to be farm working dog/s. Statutory Declaration Needed(PDF, 669KB)
In Town Heelers, Kelpies/Coolies, Border Collies, Maremma Statutory Declaration Needed(PDF, 669KB)
In Town Other Breeds - i.e. Corgi, terrier. The dog is kept, used or being trained to be farm working dog/s. Statutory Declaration Needed(PDF, 669KB)