Dog Registration

Annual Registration

It is important to register your dog every year as part of being a responsible dog owner. If your dog is lost, he or she can be quickly and easily identified using a registration tag.

All dogs over the age of three months must be registered. Each dog should be registered at the address where they spend the majority of time.

Your dog must wear its colour coded registration disc to show it has been registered for that year. The 2011/2012 registration disc colour is yellow.

Dog registration guidelines:

• Only one person can be the registered owner of a dog
• If you are under 16 years of age, the dog must be registered under a parent's or guardian's name
• The registration period is from 1 July-30 June each year
• Registration fees must be paid
• The registration fee is reduced if you have your dog de-sexed and microchipped, you and your dog are not classified, you have not been prosecuted or received any infringements
• You could be issued with a $300 fine or be prosecuted, for not registering a dog and your dog can be impounded.

Renew Registration

If your dog has been previously registered with Marlborough District Council, you should receive a renewal notice in early June of each year.

When you receive your renewal form you can:

• Send the registration form and payment to Animal Control
• Pay by Internet Banking and send the registration form to Animal Control
• Visit the Animal Control offices or the Picton Customer Service Centre.

Remember that the registration period is very busy for Animal Control and there may be queues at the Animal Control Office. During this time there is a Fast Registration Box for completed registration forms together with the correct payment.

If you haven't received your renewal form by the third week of June, please download a registration form and send the form and payment to Animal Control.

Dog Registration Form (62 Kb)

New Registration

If you are registering a dog for the first time:

1. Download and complete the Application for Dog Registration
   

   Dog Registration Form (62 Kb)

2. Attach any information supporting the registration of your dog,

• If your dog has been de-sexed, you will need to supply a copy of the veterinary certificate
• If your dog has been microchipped, you will need to supply the microchip barcode.

3. Send the entire registration form (all pages), any attachments (such as a de-sexing certificate and a microchip barcode) and the relevant fee to Animal Control.

Alternatively, visit Animal Control or the Picton Customer Service Centre. Remember to take your vet certificate and/or a microchip barcode if you have them.

Update Your Details

If any details have changed since you last registered your dog, you will need to complete the paper version of the application form and update the details that have changed. Send us the form by post or deliver to Animal Control.

1. Download and complete the Application for Dog Registration
   

   Dog Registration Form (62 Kb)

2. If the class of your dog has changed, note the changes on the form and attach any information supporting the changes,

• If your dog has been de-sexed, you will need to supply a copy of the veterinary certificate
• If your dog has been microchipped, you will need to supply the microchip barcode, the chip suppiler and the date the microchip was inserted
• If the class of your dog has changed, find the fee for the new class of your dog and enter this on the form

3. Send the entire registration form (all pages), any attachments (such as a de-sexing certificate and a microchip barcode) and the relevant fee to Animal Control.

Alternatively, visit Animal Control or the Picton Customer Service Centre. Remember to take your vet certificate and/or a microchip barcode if you have them.

Please note: If you register by post or internet banking, we will post you registration tag or disk to you. If you have not received it within two weeks of posting your form, please contact Animal Control.