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Pet Licensing
Law
§
459-201.
Applications
for Dog
Licenses;
Fees;
Penalties
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General
Rule -
Except
as
provided
in
subsection
(b),
on
or
before
January
1 of
each
year,
unless
and
until
the
department
promulgates
regulations
establishing
a
system
of
dog
license
renewal
on
an
annual
basis
throughout
the
calendar
year,
the
owner
of
any
dog,
three
months
of
age
or
older,
except
as
hereinafter
provided,
shall
apply
to
the
county
treasurer
of
his
respective
county
or
an
agent
under
section
200(a),
on a
form
prescribed
by
the
department
for
a
license
for
such
dog.
The
application
and
license
certificate
shall
state
the
breed,
sex,
age,
color
and
markings
of
such
dog,
the
name,
address
and
telephone
number
of
the
owner
and
the
year
of
licensure.
The
application
shall
be
accompanied
by
the
appropriate
license
fee
as
follows:
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For each neutered male dog and for each spayed female dog for which the certificate of a licensed doctor of veterinary medicine or the affidavit of the owner is produced, the license fee shall be $6.
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For all other male and female dogs, the license fee shall be $8.
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For Pennsylvania residents 65 years of age or older and persons with disabilities:
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For each neutered male dog and for each spayed female dog for which the certificate of a licensed doctor of veterinary medicine or the affidavit of the owner is produced, the license fee shall be $4.
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For all other male and female dogs, the license fee shall be $6.
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Compensation, if collected under the section 200(b), shall also be paid by all applicants, regardless of age or disability. 1
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Dog License Application
How To
Apply
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Download
the
Dog
License
Application
(PDF)
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Print and
complete
the
form,
make
sure to
sign it
- Mail
the application
along
with
your
check/money
order to
your
county
treasurer.
Monroe
County
Ms.
Claudette
Segear,
Treasurer
- (570)
517-3184
One
Quaker
Plaza -
Suite
103
Stroudsburg,
PA 18360
Licenses
can also
be
picked
up in
the
office
M-F
8:30am -
4:30pm,
Please
notify
the
county
if you
no
longer
own the
dog or
if the
dog is
deceased.
Licenses
may also
be
picked
up at
various
other
agents:
SPCA,
Canadensis
Vet,
Creature
Comforts,
Pocono
Lake
Animal
Hospital,
Reeders
Mountain
Feed
Store,
Pet
Supplies
Plus.
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Rabies Act
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Since
February
13,
1987,
Pennsylvanians
who
own
or
keep
dogs
and
household
cats
over
three
months
of
age
must
have
them
vaccinated
against
rabies.
Vaccinations
are
mandated
by
the
Rabies
Prevention
and
Control
in
Domestic
Animals
and
Wildlife
Act
that
was
signed
into
law
by
former
Governor
Dick
Thornburgh
on
December
15,
1986.
People
who
violate
the
law
could
be
fined
up
to
$300.
More
information
can
be
found
at
http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/agriculture/cwp/view.asp?q=127956
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