Minnesota · city rule
Saint Paul dog license
The office for a dog in Saint Paul is Saint Paul Animal Control. Saint Paul requires dogs to be licensed once the dog is over three months old. The official page states this fee: General license $80 per year. Altered $20 per year or $140 for life with a microchip. Senior or means-tested public assistance, altered, $10 per year or $70 for life with a microchip. Replacement tag $10. Rabies vaccination is required before the license. 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
- Saint Paul Animal Control
- What the official page says
- Saint Paul requires dogs to be licensed once the dog is over three months old.
- Fee
- General license $80 per year. Altered $20 per year or $140 for life with a microchip. Senior or means-tested public assistance, altered, $10 per year or $70 for life with a microchip. Replacement tag $10.
- Official page
- Official page →
Saint Paul requires dogs to be licensed once the dog is over three months old. Dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs are $140 altered or $280 unaltered per year. 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: General license $80 per year. Altered $20 per year or $140 for life with a microchip. Senior or means-tested public assistance, altered, $10 per year or $70 for life with a microchip. Replacement tag $10. The page says licensed dogs may be brought home when the owner is available and has no violation history. The state context is Minnesota, and the city page controls if it is more specific.
In Saint Paul, 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 Saint Paul. Ask whether the page's age rule, late fee, and spay or neuter difference apply to your dog before you pay.
Key facts for Saint Paul
- Saint Paul requires dogs to be licensed once the dog is over three months old.
- Fee on the official page: General license $80 per year. Altered $20 per year or $140 for life with a microchip. Senior or means-tested public assistance, altered, $10 per year or $70 for life with a microchip. Replacement tag $10.
- Rabies vaccination is required before the license.
- Dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs are $140 altered or $280 unaltered per year.
Official sources
Official page used for the city rule.
What to do next
- Use Saint Paul Animal Control for a dog kept in Saint Paul.
- 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 Minnesota guide. Other verified cities are on the city index.