How to apply for or renew a dog licence?

1. Aged 16 or above. Applicants aged below 18 should bring along their juvenile ID card.
2. Only individuals are eligible to apply. A company or joint-ownership is not allowed to register as a dog owner.
    

Applicant may apply for a dog licence by the following ways (note):

1. Complete the licensing procedures in AFCD Animal Management Centres (AMC) or Dog Inoculation Centres: 

(i) No advance booking is required. Bring the dog to any one of the AFCD Animal Management Centres (AMC) or Dog Inoculation Centres during office hours; or 

(ii) The application can be submitted online. Please bring your dog to the Animal Management Centre as selected for rabies vaccination and licensing within 14 days after submission, otherwise your application will be cancelled. To facilitate AFCD to process your application, please provide the Application Reference Number to the staff at the Animal Management Centre.

 Points to note:  

• Representative of a dog owner should provide dog owner's authorization letter and a copy of dog owner's ID, completed Application Form signed by dog owner, representative's ID card and old dog licence (for licence renewal).
• Licence renewal application can be processed at any one of the Dog Inoculation Centres. As the centres are not equipped with network connection, applicant or authorized representative must bring the dog licence for checking. If you have lost the dog licence, you can only take your dog to any one of the 4 AMCs for licence renewal.
• If this is the dog's first licence, AFCD officers may, in certain cases where there are doubts or disputes (e.g. where the dog was reported lost before the licence application, or there is a dispute concerning the dog's keeper status), require the applicant to present relevant information to verify his/her keeper status; supporting information may include the dog’s vaccination record, health certificate, official import documents, purchase receipt from a pet shop, or family photo, etc. Should you have any enquiries, please contact Animal Management Centre for further information.

2. AFCD sends inoculation teams to villages and fishing vessels regularly.  Please contact 1823 for further details; or
3. Take your dog to SPCA (Tel: 2802 0501) or an authorized private veterinary surgeon. Please contact SPCA or a private veterinary surgeon for details of application procedures, charges and processing time.
    

(Note) The AFCD also issue "Electronic Dog Licence" in addition to paper-form dog licence:  

• "Electronic Dog Licence" is a supplementary and additional form of dog licence.  "Electronic Dog Licence" can be accepted in lieu of the paper-form dog licence and records the same information as the existing paper-form dog licence.
• The AFCD will continue to issue paper-form dog licences, while "Electronic Dog Licence" will be presented via mobile device browsers.
• Dog keepers can access their "Electronic Dog Licence" through the AFCD Animal Management webpage with identity authentication by the "iAM Smart" application.

• Dogs being microchipped, vaccinated and licensed by authorised officers of AFCD: $80
• The charge for dogs being microchipped and vaccinated by private veterinary surgeons will vary according to the clinic and the veterinary services provided. If in doubt, contact the clinic.

•  No advance booking is needed if dog owner brings the dog to AFCD Animal Management Centres (AMC) or Dog Inoculation Centres.
• The whole procedure takes about 15 minutes and a dog licence will be issued at once.

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