Pet registration
Registering your pet is a mandatory requirement under the Domestic Animals Act 1994. Apart from being a state legislated, pet registration helps us reunite you with your pet if they are picked up or get out unexpectedly and assists with data collection and how to increase responsible pet ownership throughout our community. All pets must be microchipped to be registered. If your pet is not microchipped- please get in contact with your local vet.
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How do I register my pet?
You can register or renew your animal registration on our eServices platform or visit our Customer Service centre.
Lifetime tags are supplied with registration and should be placed on your pet's collar. If the tag is lost, contact us to organise a replacement.
All animal registrations must be renewed by 10 April each year.
How do I change the details on my pets registration?
Registering your pet is a mandatory requirement under the Domestic Animals Act 1994. Apart from being a state legislated, pet registration helps us reunite you with your pet if they are picked up or get out unexpectedly and assists with data collection and how to increase responsible pet ownership throughout our community.
All pets must be microchipped to be registered. If your pet is not microchipped- please get in contact with your local vet.
To change the owner details of your cat or dog:
- complete the change of ownership form
- email the form to info@ballarat.vic.gov.au or visit our Customer Service centre.
Microchipping
A microchip is different to animal registration. It provides a permanent form of identification regardless of which municipality you live in. It helps to quickly reunite you with lost or injured pets if they are found outside of Ballarat.
All cats and dogs being registered with us for the first time must also be microchipped. Your vet can help with a microchip if your pet does not have one.