Animal Registration Form

Please use this form to apply for lifetime registration of a cat or dog under the Companion Animals Act 1998. Make sure you attach a copy of a Certificate of Identification or a completed copy of a Permanent Identification form. Please note that if you give false or misleading information you may be fined up to $880.

The cost of lifetime registrations are determined by the NSW Office of Local Government and are listed under the Key Information.

Please note that a Desexed animal sold by eligible pound or shelter is $0 and documents such as Proof of Rehoming is also required.

You may lifetime register your cat or dog at any Council in NSW.

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Animal Registration Form

City of Newcastle acknowledges that we operate on the grounds of the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples.
We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession.
CN reiterates its commitment to address disadvantages and attain justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.