Pet registration

Dogs and cats should be permanently identified through microchipping before 12 weeks of age. Microchipping your animal is the first step in the registration process.

Microchipping is a very safe procedure that inserts a rice-sized microchip containing an identification number in-between your pet’s shoulders.

Griffith City Council offers a microchipping service per dog or cat. Fees apply.

At the time of microchipping, Permanent Identification P1A and Lifetime Registration R2 forms must be completed and submitted to Council.

From the time a cat or dog is 12 weeks old, it must also wear an identification disc/tag with the owner’s name and contact number. 

For more information on microchipping your pet, please click here

Permanent Identification P1A Form >

A lifetime registration fee is payable once only for the lifetime of your cat or dog in NSW.

Reduced registration fees are eligible for de-sexed animals and for pension card holders. See registration fees here. 

How to Register

Lifetime Registration can be done by visiting Griffith City Council Administration Office at 1 Benerembah Street, Griffith or you can go online to www.petregistry.olg.nsw.gov.au to create a profile and make a payment. 

Registration will link your pet’s microchip identification number to your contact details on the NSW Companion Animals Register. Privacy controls ensure the confidentiality of your information.
To register, you must supply the following documentation and payment to Griffith City Council:

• Certificate of Identification - Microchipping (sent to you by your local council)
• Evidence of de-sexing (if applicable) from a vet
• Copy of a breeder membership card (if applicable)
• Any documents which entitle a discount (current pension card*)

*An eligible pensioner is a person in receipt of the aged pension, war widow pension or disability pension. If you are unsure whether you are an eligible pensioner, please contact your local council.

Conditions

Lifetime registration for your cat or dog is to be completed by 12 weeks (or when sold if earlier than 12 weeks) or a penalty may apply to owners failing to comply.
Dangerous/Restricted Dogs not registered by this age will attract a higher penalty fee to owners failing to comply.

You must be over 18 years old to register your cat or dog. If the pet belongs to a child or teenager, a parent or guardian must register the animal on their behalf.

De-Sexing of Companion Animals

Council encourages responsible pet ownership and recommends the consideration of de-sexing of cats and dogs to assist in the reduction of numbers of unwanted cats and dogs.

The discounted registration fee is available to dog owners who desex their animal before six (6) months of age.

For more information about desexing your pet, please click here

Lifetime Registration Form R 2 >

For the NSW Companion Animals Register to work effectively, the contact information it contains must be current.

If you change your contact details or sell or give away your cat or dog to a new owner, you must advise Council immediately to enable Council to update your details on the register.

It is the responsibility of the person selling or giving away the animal to notify the change. Some examples of changed circumstances are:

• change of ownership, either sold or given away – the ‘old’ owner must notify a council within 14 days
• change of address – within 14 days
• the animal is missing for more than 72 hours – within 96 hours after the animal went missing

Failure to do so may result in a penalty.

Change of Owner C3A Form >

Please inform Council about the death of your cat or dog in writing or by sending an email to admin@griffith.nsw.gov.au. A letter from a vet or completion of a Statutory Declaration form may be included but is not strictly necessary.

Information should include:

If required, a Statutory Declaration form can be completed by visiting the Council Administration Office at 1 Benerembah Street, Griffith. Council can also provide a Justice of the Peace to sign your declaration.

There are heavy penalties for providing misleading information.