Florida · city rule
Miami dog license
If the dog lives in Miami, read the rule from Miami-Dade Animal Services. Dog licenses are required for all dogs in Miami-Dade County over four months of age. The official page states this fee: One-year altered $30; one-year unaltered $60; three-year altered $90; three-year unaltered $180. Low-income altered $5 and unaltered $15 with the proofs listed. Replacement tag $5. Service-animal and police-dog tags are free. The tag renews on the anniversary of the rabies vaccine. Read the linked page before you pay, because a form can change.
Checked against the official page on October 11, 2026. Ordinances change. Confirm the fee and the office before you pay.
- Licensing office
- Miami-Dade Animal Services
- What the official page says
- Dog licenses are required for all dogs in Miami-Dade County over four months of age.
- Fee
- One-year altered $30; one-year unaltered $60; three-year altered $90; three-year unaltered $180. Low-income altered $5 and unaltered $15 with the proofs listed. Replacement tag $5. Service-animal and police-dog tags are free.
- Official page
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Dog licenses are required for all dogs in Miami-Dade County over four months of age. The registrant must be 18 and a county resident and must show identification and rabies proof. That is the rule taken from the fetched page, not from a neighboring city. Read the linked page before you pay, because a form can change. This entry does not add a phone number or a penalty that the page does not show.
The official page states this fee: One-year altered $30; one-year unaltered $60; three-year altered $90; three-year unaltered $180. Low-income altered $5 and unaltered $15 with the proofs listed. Replacement tag $5. Service-animal and police-dog tags are free. Emotional support animals are not treated as service animals for the free tag. The state context is Florida, and the city page controls if it is more specific.
In Miami, start with the office named above and the linked government page. A rabies certificate from a veterinarian shows the vaccine. It is the city or county license only if that official page says the certificate is the license. Tags issued by another city do not automatically transfer when you move to Miami. Ask whether the page's age rule, late fee, and spay or neuter difference apply to your dog before you pay.
Key facts for Miami
- Dog licenses are required for all dogs in Miami-Dade County over four months of age.
- Fee on the official page: One-year altered $30; one-year unaltered $60; three-year altered $90; three-year unaltered $180. Low-income altered $5 and unaltered $15 with the proofs listed. Replacement tag $5. Service-animal and police-dog tags are free.
- The tag renews on the anniversary of the rabies vaccine.
- The registrant must be 18 and a county resident and must show identification and rabies proof.
Official sources
Official page used for the city rule.
What to do next
- Use Miami-Dade Animal Services for a dog kept in Miami.
- Bring the proof the page names, usually a rabies certificate.
- Ignore a fee that is not on the official page.
Statewide context is on the Florida guide. Other verified cities are on the city index.