Dog Licenses

Licensing Information

Licenses are required for all dogs over the age of three months per Ohio Revised Code (ORC 955.01). Every person who owns, keeps, or harbors a dog must file a registration application within the first 30 days of ownership or between December 1 and January 31 annually.

Your dog's license helps us return them to you if they wander off. If your phone number changes, update it with the Shelter so we can reach you promptly.

Dog licenses are available online, at the Auditor’s office, and at the Miami County Animal Shelter. Dog licenses are also available at selected outposts from December 1 through January 31. 

Found Animals

If you find a lost dog, you can:

• Locate the owner with the dog license number at Miami County's Online Dog Licensing, 
• call the Shelter at 937-332-6919 during business hours to report the dog and have it scanned for a microchip, or
• if it is outside our regular business hours, contact the Miami County Dispatch Center at their non-emergency number: 937-440-9911.

2025 Fees

Tags available at the Miami County Animal Shelter:

1110 North County Road 25A, Troy, OH 45373

1 YEAR - $20.00 **

KENNEL - $100.00 ** Available to those who house adult dogs for breeding purposes for sale or exchange

EXTRA TAGS- $1.00 

Tags available at the Miami County Auditor's Office:

201 West Main Street, Troy, OH 45373

1 YEAR - $20.00 **

3 Year Tag - $60.00

Permanent Tag - $200.00 These non-transferable licenses are valid for the life of the licensed pet.

Licenses marked with [**] double in price after January 31 annually