Obtaining dog license

Adopt an animal. Lost and found animals. Find City Services. Ask Questions You have questions, we have answers. Make a Suggestion We want to hear from you! Download the Access Hayward app for your mobile phone. Please choose a language below to be translated by Google. You are here. So is everything else. Search form. Do Not Show Again Close. Sign In. New Dogs - new dogs may still be licensed at any time without incurring a late fee. Kennel License Fees Kennel license fees are as follows: Commercial Kennel: 10 or more dogs, 3 months old or older, are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained or sold.

Hobby Kennel: 6 to 10 dogs, 3 months old or older, are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained or sold. Household Kennel: 4 to 5 dogs, 3 months old or older, maintained as household pets on a lot, not maintained for breeding purposes. Private Kennel: 4 to 5 dogs, 3 months old or older, maintained as household pets on a lot, maintained for breeding purposes. Enclose with the application or scan and email.

Department of Justice's definition of Service Animals. The County designates dogs as Service Animals when they have been individually trained to do work or perform physical tasks for people with disabilities. Service Animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person's disability. Below are some documents and a website to help answer some of the questions you may have regarding this designation.

Do you have a new pet that you received from someone else including a family member? Are you planning on giving your pet away to someone else including a family member? Please complete the transfer ownership form. Please follow all instructions provided and contact OC Animal Care with any questions you may have.

Do you have more than three dogs or cats and need an animal permit?