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City of Wollongong
Resident Visitor Business

Pet Registration

Dogs and cats have to be microchipped and registered.

Your vet can microchip your pet. This has to be done before you register your animal.

Both cats and dogs should be microchipped before they’re 12 weeks old, or when they go to a new owner – whichever happens first.

Note: microchipping is a separate process to registration, but you must do both.

Your pet needs to be registered before they are six months old.

Please note:

  • Only dogs that are desexed before they turn 6 months of age are entitled to discounted registration
  • Additional permit fees apply to cats not desexed before they turn 4 months of age.

Register your pet on the NSW Pet Registry website or use the hard copy form PDF, 167.16 KB and return it to Council.

You will have to pay a one-off fee to register your pet.

Current registration fees are shown on the Office of Local Government website (see the 'Registration Fees' section under Key Information).

Working dogs and greyhounds registered under the Greyhound Racing Act generally don’t need to be microchipped or registered.

Cats born before 1 July 1999 don't have to be registered as long as they don’t change owners, but it’s still recommended that you microchip them.

See the Office of Local Government website for more information (look for the 'Exemption from microchipping and lifetime registration' section under 'Key Information').

Annual permits are needed for cats not desexed by 4 months of age, and restricted and dangerous dogs.

Only dogs desexed before turning 6 months of age are entitled to discounted registration.

For details, visit the Office of Local Government website,

You can also email the NSW Pet Registry, or call 1300 134 460 for more information.

You need to update your pet’s details when:

  • Your contact details change
  • Your pet is given or sold to a new owner – update within 14 days
  • Your pet goes missing for more than three days – update within four days
  • You move house – update within 14 days
  • Your pet dies – update within 28 days.

Update your details on the NSW Pet Registry website, or with Council using the hard copy form PDF, 143.08 KB.

Note: you still need to do this if you've already updated your details directly with your vet - vet records don't automatically copy across to the NSW Pet Registry.