Lifetime Dog License

LIFETIME DOG LICENSE

Title 7. Agriculture Part II Dog Law Enforcement Bureau Chapter 21. Licensure (see legislation)

Eligibility. The owner of a dog 3 months of age or older may apply to the county treasurer or agent, on a form prescribed by the Department of Agriculture for a lifetime license.

Lifetime license requirement. A lifetime license shall consist of the following: (1) A lifetime license number issued by the county treasurer and a tag bearing that lifetime license number. (2) A tattoo or microchip permanently identifying the dog.

Permanent identification requirement. A person applying for a lifetime license shall choose either a tattoo or the implantation of a microchip as the means of permanent identification for the dog. The person applying for a lifetime license is responsible for having the dog tattooed or a microchip implanted to permanently identify the dog. Application of a tattoo or implantation of a microchip must be done in a manner consistent with the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act and 49 Pa. Code Chapter 31 (relating to State Board of Veterinary Medicine).

Currently Applications are only available by mail or at the County Treasurer's office. Prices for regular productive dogs are $51.00 and $31 for non-productive dogs. Senior prices are $31 for productive dogs and $21 for non productive dogs.