Register your pet

As a pet owner, it is your legal responsibility to ensure that your pet is microchipped and registered. This information is stored in the Companion Animals Register and helps us to contact you if your pet goes is found. It is crucial to notify us if your address changes, you no longer have a pet, or if your pet dies.  

The desexing age for a dog is 6 months of age and a cat is 4 months of age. If your cat is not desexed by this age you will need to pay an annual permit as well as the lifetime registration.  

 

Online or in person at a council office

Step 1.Microchip your pet

All cats and dogs, with the exception of exempt animals, are required to be microchipped by the time they are 12 weeks old or before being given away or sold (whichever happens first). A microchip is a small 2 mm implant placed under the skin between the shoulder blades. It contains a unique fifteen digit number which is assigned to your pet.

Vets, animal welfare organisations, council pounds and other authorised people can microchip a cat or dog. Jerilderie Vet Clinic (servicing Jerilderie and Coleambally) provides microchipping services. You can telephone the clinic on (03) 5886 1436. Vet clinics are also available in surrounding towns and cities.

Once your pet is microchipped, the vet or an accredited implanter will fill out a Certificate of Identification. You will receive a copy of this for your records. A copy will be sent to us at council so we can enter your pet on the NSW Companion Animals Register.

Step 2.Gather your documents 

You will need to present or upload these documents to register your pet:

  • a signed Lifetime Registration (R2) form

  • proof of desexing, if applicable (see note A)

  • a certificate of microchipping or identification or a letter from a vet

  • any other document entitling you to a discount, for example, a pensioner concession card or recognised breeder identification

Note A - You may prove your pet is desexed by any of these documents:

  • Certificate of Sterilisation
  • a receipt containing a microchip number from a vet
  • a statutory declaration from a previous owner stating that the cat or dog has been desexed and is permanently incapable of reproduction

The desexing age for a dog is 6 months of age and a cat is 4 months of age. If your cat is not desexed by this age you will need to pay an annual permit as well as the lifetime registration.