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Dog Registration

Registering your dog helps protect pets, supports responsible ownership and keeps the community safe.

Dog and computer tabletDog registrations must be renewed by 31 August each year.

You will receive a renewal notice from the Council in late July. Please wait for this notice before registering your dog—this helps avoid duplicate records in the system.

How to register your dog

Use the Dogs and Cats Online (DACO) system:

Visit Dogs & Cats Online

Your renewal notice includes:

  • A step-by-step flyer
  • Electronic instructions are also available on the DACO website.

If you need help registering you dog online, contact the Council’s Citizen Services

You can also pay and register in person at the Norwood Town Hall or our Libraries

Dog registration fees and concessions

Standard dog = a dog that is both desexed and microchipped

Non-standard dog = all other dogs, even if they are exempt from rules around desexing or microchipping, such as dogs belonging to registered breeders, working livestock dogs, etc.

Registration type

Fee

Concession

Required documentation

Puppy (under six months)  $42 $21  N/A
Desexed & microchipped (Standard dog) $42 $21
  • Certificate of desexing
  • Certificate from a microchipping agency
Not desexed, microchipped (Non-standard dog) $84 $42  N/A
Assistance dog (Guide dog) No fee No fee Proof in the form of relevant documentation
Late payment fee $15 $15 N/A
Replacement disc $10 N/A

N/A

Concessions for dog registration

You may be eligible for discounted fees. Present your current card or documentation at time of registration.

Accepted concession cards:

  • Health Care Card
  • Pension Concession Card
  • State-issued Concession Card
  • Repatriation Gold Health Card

Income types

  • Income-tested low-income earners

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