Dog
Licensing Information for Newaygo
County
It
is a law in the state of Michigan
that if you own a dog, you MUST
get that dog licensed. Changes
in the dog licensing law took effect in 2004.
We hope these changes will make it more convenient for you to
obtain licenses and keep your dogs records current.
Starting
in 2004, both one and three-year licenses were made available
and expire on the first of the month (not year) that the rabies
vaccination expires. Be sure to apply for a dog
license in the month (not year) that your dog's vaccination expires.
Example; if your dogs rabies presently expires in April 2007 you
still need to apply in April 2007 for a one-year license.
After your dogs rabies vaccination is updated in April 2007 and
your dog receives a three-year rabies vaccine, then it will be eligible
for a three-year dog license at that time, expiring in April 2010.
If the owner prefers, a one-year license may still be purchased.
For more
information on low-cost spay and neutering, you may visit the Community
Spay-Neuter Initiative Partnership website at:
www.csnip.org or call you local veterinarian.
For information on microchip implants and recovery programs for your
dog, please contact your local veterinarian and/or visit
www.akccar.org or
http://www.homeagain.com/. Individuals interested in having their dog tattooed
should contact Tina Moreno of the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA)
at (517) 241-2748 to locate an individual approved by the department to
tattoo dogs. The MDAs tattoo program registry and the American Kennel
Clubs Companion Animal Recovery program are just two of the registries
available to help reunite pet owners with their lost dogs.
Click
here
for answers to some commonly asked questions concerning the dog licensing
law changes.
Licenses
are not currently available from your veterinarian, township, city or
village treasurer.
They are available at the Newaygo County Treasurers
office, 1087 Newell,
PO Box 885,
White Cloud,
MI
49349.
You may apply in person or by mail.
Click here
for a (PDF) copy of the application.
You
may apply in person, by mail or at any of the dog
vaccination
and licensing clinics we
partner
in around the county.
