Pet registration and microchipping

Register your pet

It is mandatory in NSW for all cats and dogs to be registered before they are twelve weeks old. The registration fee is a once-only payment covering the cat or dog for its lifetime in NSW, regardless of changes in ownership.

If you don't register your pet by twelve weeks, late fees will apply.

You will find the registration fees on the Office of Local Government website. The NSW Pet Registry also specifies registration fees for animals linked to your account.

Additional fees

If you haven't got your dog desexed before six months of age, additional fees apply.

If you haven't got your cat desexed before four months, you have to pay an annual permit for each year it's not desexed.

Before you register your pet

• Check your details on NSW Pet Registry
• Ensure your vet has updated your pet’s desexing information on NSW Pet Registry.

Pay your pet registration

• Online via NSW Pet Registry
• In person at Sutherland Shire Council Customer Service Centre.
• In person by appointment at Sutherland Shire Council Animal Shelter

Microchip your pet

A microchip is your pet’s ticket home if they are lost. Keep your details up to date NSW Pet Registry so you can be reunited when your pet is found.

You should have a vet microchip your dog or cat before 12 weeks of age, or when they go to a new owner (whichever comes first).

Update your details

Keep your pet’s details up to date on the NSW Pet Registry so we can contact you if your pet is lost or found.

When

• within 14 days of giving away or selling your pet
• if your pet is missing for more than three days - notify the NSW Pet Registry on day four and when your pet returns home
• within 14 days of moving house
• within 28 days of your pet passing away

Where

• Online on the NSW Pet Registry
• Visit Council in person or on online.

You must also update your details within 24 hours of your dog being declared restricted, dangerous or menacing.