You need to register your pet if it is three months or older. The registration year runs from 10 April until 9 April the following year. 

If you are registering your pet for the first time, you will need to provide:

• Microchipping certificate (obtained from your shelter, breeder or vet)
• Desexing certificate
• Pension Concession Card or Veteran Affairs Gold Card (Health Care Cards are not applicable)
• Proof of being registered with an approved organisation (if applicable)
• Proof of being a guide dog, customs dog or service dog (if applicable)

 If your pet is under six months of age, registration is free for the remainder of the registration year.

REGISTER YOUR PET Online

 Hard copy: New Animal Registration Form (PDF)

If your pet falls under one of these categories, you are eligible for a reduced fee:

• Desexed
• Pension concession or Veteran Affairs Gold Card
• Over 10 years old
• Registered with an approved organisation
• Foster care
• Under 6 months of age

 Animal Registration Fees

Please see the renewal fees below for this registration year:

Concession Discount Eligibility:

To be eligible for a discount you must hold a current Pension Concession Card (Centrelink or Veteran's Affairs) or Department of Veteran Affairs Gold Card specifying TPI or War Widow.

Discounts do not apply for Health Care Card holders.

Your pet’s registration renewal is due 10 April each year. This is a requirement under the Domestic Animal Act.

You will receive a renewal notice electronically or by post in early March. It’s important to make sure all your details are up to date.

You need to update your pet’s details if any of the following have changed:

• moved to a new address (in or out of Yarra)
• pet has recently been desexed (reduces standard fee)
• pet has passed away or is lost
• your contact details have changed
• you have given your pet away

If you need to update any of these details you can submit an online request: 

To replace your cat or dog's registration tag, you need to pay a $6.20 replacement fee.

If you request a new tag in person at Yarra City Council customer service centre we will provide the new tag immediately.

If you can’t visit our customer service centre, you request a new tag online and we will contact you to make payment online or over the phone. Once payment has been processed, we will post out your new lifetime tag.

Payment will be required before we post a new tag.

From the 1st of March 2010 it was made mandatory that all cats be desexed and we will not register or renew registration of a cat that is not desexed.

Exemptions will only be made for cats that are kept for for breeding purposes or due to veterinary advice.

To apply for an exemption, you will need to supply proof that you are a registered breeder or a letter from your vet noting the reasons your pet cannot be desexed. Please call on 9205 5555 to discuss this further.

The Australian Veterinary Association together with Local Council’s have developed a scheme in providing low income pet owners with a reduction in the cost of desexing their dogs and cats. The scheme aims to ensure everyone has access to the desexing procedure for their pet.

The discount voucher will provide up to 25% off the procedure at participating local Vets.

To be eligible for a desexing voucher, you will need to hold one of the following concession cards:

• Pension Concession Card or Veterans Gold Card (War Widow or TPI)
• Health Care Card
• Low Income Health Care Card
• Commonwealth Seniors Card

To apply for a voucher, please submit an online enquiry below and provide a copy of your eligible concession card.

request a desexing voucher

For more information on how the scheme works and steps involved, please visit our Desexing & Microchipping page.