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Due Date

Payment for your license is due within 30 days of the expiration of your current license. If you are licensing for the first time, you must purchase a license within 30 days of obtaining a dog over the age of 4 months or within 30 days of moving into the City of Eureka.

A late fee is added to the license fee if your license is not purchased by the due date. The late fee is $15.


Instructions to License Online

Ready to purchase your license? If you would like to license online, a convenience fee of $2.00 will apply for each transaction. Any required documents, such as your dog’s rabies vaccination certificate, may be scanned and uploaded or submitted later by fax, mail or email. The license will be issued after all required documents are received.

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Accepted payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover


License Fees
Standard License Fees 1-Year 2-Year 3-Year
Unaltered Dog $50 $100 $150
Spayed/Neutered Dog $15 $30 $45
Senior citizens age 65 and over 1-Year 2-Year 3-Year
Spayed/Neutered Dog $10 $20 $30
Other Fees
Late Fee $15
Replacement Tag $5

The cost for licensing unaltered or fertile dogs is higher than for licensing spayed or neutered dogs in order to promote sterilization and to reduce pet overpopulation.

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