Nashville dog license

All dogs and cats six months or older must be vaccinated for rabies and registered with Davidson County. The code excerpt says the license tag goes on a collar worn at all times, with a hunting-dog exception. 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.

The official page states this fee: One-year rabies tag $8; three-year rabies tag $24. Keeping a dog without paying the license fee is unlawful under the section quoted on the page. The state context is Tennessee, and the city page controls if it is more specific. 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.

In Nashville, 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 Nashville. Ask whether the page's age rule, late fee, and spay or neuter difference apply to your dog before you pay.

Key facts for Nashville

• All dogs and cats six months or older must be vaccinated for rabies and registered with Davidson County.
• Fee on the official page: One-year rabies tag $8; three-year rabies tag $24.
• The tag term starts on the vaccination date and ends when the vaccine expires.
• The code excerpt says the license tag goes on a collar worn at all times, with a hunting-dog exception.

Official sources

What to do next

1. Use Metro Nashville Animal Care and Control / Metro Public Health for a dog kept in Nashville.
2. Bring the proof the page names, usually a rabies certificate.
3. Ignore a fee that is not on the official page.

Statewide context is on the Tennessee guide. Other verified cities are on the city index.