New York State law requires that all owned dogs be licensed and the NYC Health Code §161.04 requires every dog owner to have a dog license tag attached to their dog’s collar while in public. Dog owners may be fined for violation of these laws.

If you live in one of the five boroughs of New York City, call 311 to have an NYC dog license application mailed to you or download it from this web site: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/vet/vet-doglicense.shtml.  Dog owners may also apply and make payment online for a new dog license or renew an existing one.