Dog License & Renewal 2018

Your lovable canine needs to have a license (or a renewed license).

An estimated 87,000 licensed dogs live in our county and the deadline to renew licenses is Wednesday, January 31. The dog license fee is $10 per dog and is good for one year (excluding service dogs, which receive licenses free of charge).

After we receive your information and fee, you will be mailed a license tag for your dog’s collar.

All dogs four months old and up must be licensed. Here’s what you need to do by the deadline, including if your dog passed away this year.

Renewing A Dog License:

If you are renewing your dog license, you should have received a renewal notice in the mail in November from the Department of Tax Administration. On that notice is your registration number and previous license number. You will need that information to renew your license and pay online. If you do not have that information handy, please contact the Department of Tax Administration at 703-222-8234 (TTY 711), or by email at dtadog@fairfaxcounty.gov.
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Please note: There is a service fee of 65 cents, which is a charge imposed by the county’s e-commerce vendor, for processing all electronic dog tag transactions, including e-checks.

Here is what you need to do to get a license if you are a new dog owner:

• By Mail: Send a completed copy of the Dog License Application, a check for $10 payable to the County of Fairfax, and a current certificate of rabies vaccination to the County of Fairfax, Department of Tax Administration, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 223, Fairfax, VA 22035.
• In Person: Bring a completed copy of the Dog License Application, a check for $10 payable to the County of Fairfax, and a current certificate of rabies vaccination, to one of the following locations:
• • The Department of Tax Administration at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 223, Fairfax, VA 22035 weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or Thursdays until 6:30 p.m.
  • The Animal Shelter at 4500 West Ox Road, Fairfax, VA Tuesday through Friday, 12:00 to 7:00 p.m., or Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

No Longer Own a Dog?:

Please let us know if you no longer own your licensed dog, if it passed away, or is living outside the county. You will need your registration number and previous license number that was sent to you in November. If you do not have that information, please contact the Department of Tax Administration at 703-222-8234 (TTY: 711), or by email at dtadog@fairfaxcounty.gov.
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