Phone: (937) 225-4314 • Fax: (937) 225-5036 How much does a Dog License cost? Spayed/neutered fee exclusions: General License Info: If your dog’s tag is lost, the County Auditor will issue a duplicate tag for $1.50 when provided with proof of licensing. Transferring the ownership of your dog to another person must be done through the Auditor’s Office and costs 25₵. Ohio law requires dogs over 3 months of age to be licensed. The county is authorized to hold a licensed dog for up to 14 days after mailing a notice of its capture to the owner before it can either be humanely destroyed or adopted. Unlicensed dogs may be destroyed or adopted out after being held for 3 days. There are 4 methods to apply for/renew registration: 1. If you received a dog license reminder and want to renew by mail, correct all license information on the form, if necessary. You can make copies to add new dogs, if needed. Select fee, indicate whether your dog(s) has been spayed or neutered, and sign and date form. Mail the top half of form, check or money order made out to Montgomery County Dog License to the following address: MONTGOMERY COUNTY DOG LICENSE Include veterinarian certification for the spay/neuter fee exclusion, if necessary. Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope along with your application and payment so that your tag(s) may be sent to you.
2. Apply/renew online and pay with a credit card, debit card or e-check. Your tag(s) will be sent to you. If you need a veterinarian’s certification for the spay/neuter fee exclusion, you must use the mail-in option or the 4 outposts listed in method no.4. 3. Print a blank application and mail it and your check to the address on the application. Include veterinarian certification for the spay/neuter fee exclusion, if necessary. 4. Go to any of our outposts. If you have a spay/neuter fee exclusion and need to provide veterinarian certification, breed registry number, or hunting license number, you must go to the Auditor’s Licensing Office, the Animal Resource Center, SICSA, or the Humane Society of Greater Dayton. Kennel Licenses: Helping the handicapped = Free dog license
In order to address the over-population of dogs, the fee for dogs not spayed or neutered has increased for 2012. The spayed or neutered dog license cost remains the same, $20.00 (no proof is required if your dog is already spayed or neutered). Unaltered dog licenses are $24.00.
Licenses are to be renewed annually between December 1st and January 31st. If you obtain a dog after January 31st, you are required to license your dog within 30 days. A penalty equal to the cost of the dog license applies after 30 days of acquiring your pet. Unless confined in a registered kennel, dogs must wear their license tag at all times. All dogs discovered without a dog license tag are subject to impounding, sale, or destruction.
If your dog is ever missing, a dog license tag provides a quick and accurate way of notifying you if someone else finds your pet. It is also Ohio law that all dogs are licensed:
PO BOX 972
DAYTON, OH 45422-1031
A kennel license can only be obtained from the Auditor’s Office at the County Administration Building, 451 W. Third Street. Those who purchase a kennel license must also have or purchase a Vendor’s License for the intent to sell breeding stock or have a hunting license. Kennel licenses cost $100 for 2012, which includes 5 tags. Additional kennel tags cost $1.00 each.
Handicapped assistance tags are available and are good for a service dog’s entire life. The charge is waived if there is proof of training of the dog for handicapped assistance.