Take me to: Register my dog and/or cat
Fees
Top Dog and First Feline Contest
How to change your pets information
How to report a suspected unlicensed dog or cat as well as list of
registered dogs and cats
2023 Dog and Cat Licenses:
Registration begins in January, registering dogs and cats for the new year beginning April 2nd. The deadline is April 1st to register your dog or cat before late fees are applied for any dog or cat residing in the City.
Per state law - all dogs and cats 6 months or older are to be licensed every year.
Please bring in your most recent rabies certificate - signed by the veterinarian.
Registrations may be done by: 
- Visiting the clerk's office Monday - Friday during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 180 Market St
- Use the mail-in-form Make checks payable to the City of South Burlington
- By credit card or debit card. For a renewal of last years license please use this link :https://pay.xpress-pay.com/?pk=5515 For new dogs and cats to the city please use this link: https://pay.xpress-pay.com/?pk=3371.
- Please be aware that there is a processing charge of 2.8% plus a site fee visit. A $25.00 registration fee paid by credit card will cost $26.43 of which $25.00 goes to the city for your registration and $1.43 goes to the credit card processing company. Please only enter $25.00 for the amount of the payment, the system will calculate the processing fees. If you are renewing your current registration please use the Animal License renewal option or if you are registering a new pet to the city select Dog/Cat - new from the drop down list. We will mail the tag to you once the registration is processed by our office.
- When paying by mail or on-line with a card, we will mail the tag(s) and registration forms to you as soon as they are completed (with current rabies certificate) return to top of page
Please pay the appropriate fee per the chart below to expedite your pet's registration.
If your dog or cat is new to the city (here less than 30 days, please refer to the last column in the table below.
If you have been in South Burlington longer than 1 month and did not register your dog or cat, please pay the fee under the column for the date that you are registering them on.
2023 Dog and Cat Fees
| Dogs | January 1 to April 1 | April 2 to April 30 | May 1 to December 31 | new dog to city-within 30 days of moving here regardless of when in the year |
| spayed or neutered | $25.00 | $43.00 | $58.00 | $25.00 |
| male or female (not spayed/neutered) | $29.00 | $49.00 | $64.00 | $29.00 |
| Cats | January 1 to April 1 | April 2 to April 30 | May 1 to December 31 | new cat to city-within 30 days of moving here regardless of when in the year |
| spayed or neutered | $12.00 | $25.00 | $40 | 12.00 |
| male or female (not spayed/neutered) | $16.00 | $31.00 | $46.00 | $16.00 |
*These fees do include late fees and fines for all dogs and cats registered after April 1.
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How do I inform the clerk's office of a change in my pets information?
If you wish to inform the clerk's office of a change for your dog or cat such as a new address in South Burlington, now spayed or neutered, if you've moved from the City, or if you no longer have the dog or cat, or something else please e-mail Donna Kinville and report the change.
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Top Dog and First Feline Contest
The lucky winners of our 10th annual top Dog and First Feline Contest were drawn on April 17, 2023:
Top Dog: Sunny First Feline: Winston
Look for more information each year on the annual contest. There are no entry fees or tickets to buy to enter the contest. Simply register your dog(s) and cat(s) by the deadline of April 1st and they are entered into the contest. The lucky tag numbers will be drawn at the first meeting in April each year during the City Council meeting.
For 2023 the prize package was:
**Top Dog winner: Sunny **First Feline winner: Winston
Pet Food Warehouse - $50 gift certificate Pet Food Warehouse - $50 gift certificate
Guys Farm & Yard - large bag of goodies and toys Guy's Farm & Yard - large bag of goodies and toys
Kimberly Provost - 8 x 10 painting of top dog Kimberly Provost - 8 x 10 painting of first feline
VCA Brown's Animal Hospital - collars, leashes, hats VCA Brown's Animal Hospital - collars
Doggie Styles Salon - rugged cow dog toy Affectionately Cats - crawl tunnel, picture frame and can lids
Hannaford's donated a $25.00 gift card which was used to purchase food and treats
Thanks to our 2023 sponsors:
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Report a suspected unlicensed dog or cat
- Report unlicensed dogs and cats: We now have the ability to allow residents to anonymously report any unlicensed dog or cat in the City. See below for the list of currently licensed dogs and cats by street. Click here to report unlicensed dog or cat
- List of Dog and Cat List as of April 3, 2023 return to top of page
As always please call our office at 846-4105 with any questions.