Release Date: Jan 8, 2009
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Summary:
All dogs over the age of three months are required to be licensed.  Licenses can be purchased throughout the year at the following locations:

Auditor's Office:  Lobby of County Building
451 West Third Street
Dayton, OH 45422
(937) 225-4314
Purchase Dog License

SICSA
2600 Wilmington Pike
Kettering, OH  45419
(937) 294-6505

Montgomery County Animal Resource Center
6790 Webster St.
Dayton, OH  45414
(937) 898-4457

Humane Society of Greater Dayton
1661 Nicholas Road
Dayton, OH  45418
(937) 268-7387

New Locations to purchase your 2009 Dog License:
January 10, 2009 530 E. Stroop Rd., Dayton, Ohio 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

January 11, 2009 700 Spinning Rd., Dayton, Ohio 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

January 14, 2009 West Carrollton Government
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

January 17, 2009 780 Northwoods Blvd., Vandalia 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

January 18, 2009 2115 E. Dorothy Ln., Dayton, Ohio 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

January 20, 2009 City of Riverside Government Center  5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

January 24, 2009 855 Union Blvd., Englewood, Ohio 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and 530 E. Stroop Rd., Dayton, Ohio 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

January 25, 2009 700 Spinning Rd., Dayton, Ohio 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and 780 Northwoods Blvd., Vandalia, Ohio 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

January 28, 2009 West Carrollton Government
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

January 31, 2009 155 Heincke Rd., Miamisburg, Ohio 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and 4506 Brandt Pike, Dayton, Ohio 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

For $16 per license, dog owners purchase the peace of mind that comes with 24-hour identification, ensuring that their puppy will return home safely and quickly.  This also enables the dog owner to avoid a potential $150 ticket for failure to license their pet.  There is also a $16 late fee penalty for owners who fail to license their dog before the January 31st deadline.

Benefits of Dog Licensing:

A Montgomery County dog license can be traced 24 hours a day, 365 a year from a link with the
Montgomery County Auditor.
A license distinguishes a lost dog from a stray dog.  Strangers are more apt to extend themselves to licensed pet.
A dog license provides legal proof of ownership
Licensed dogs are eligible for the Vacation Registration Program.

Licensed dogs, by law, are housed at the Shelter 14 days before becoming the property of the county. Revenue from licensing is the Animal Shelter's major source of funding.