State guide
North Dakota
For a dog kept in North Dakota, start with this issuing office: Fargo City Hall auditor's office, the city pound, or sellers the city names, for cats and dogs in Fargo. Fargo's ordinance page says all cats and dogs must be licensed, including indoor animals. A fee from the official page: Fargo: $5 per calendar year in person; $10 online including $5 shipping. A license costs $5 per calendar year at the pound, at City Hall, or at veterinary hospitals the page describes.
Checked against official sources on October 11, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- Who sets the license rule
- City of Fargo for the municipal rule retrieved
- Who sells the license
- Fargo City Hall auditor's office, the city pound, or sellers the city names, for cats and dogs in Fargo
- Official page
- Official page →
Online the page lists $10, which it breaks into a $5 license fee and $5 shipping. The page states a $60 fine for failure to license. This record is sourced to the official page linked here. 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.
Proof of a current rabies vaccination is required. It also describes a $25 penalty and a $35 impound fee in the pound scenario it explains. Use the linked page rather than a third-party summary. 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.
Both the license tag and the rabies tag should be worn. Those figures are Fargo's, not a North Dakota state price. A state code PDF was not used as a license fee. Rules for a neighboring city are not automatically yours. 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.
City pages in North Dakota
Official resources in North Dakota
All cats and dogs must be licensed; fees and a $60 failure-to-license fine are printed.
Key facts for North Dakota
- Fargo's ordinance page says all cats and dogs must be licensed, including indoor animals.
- A license costs $5 per calendar year at the pound, at City Hall, or at veterinary hospitals the page describes.
- Online the page lists $10, which it breaks into a $5 license fee and $5 shipping.
- Proof of a current rabies vaccination is required.
- Both the license tag and the rabies tag should be worn.
- The page states a $60 fine for failure to license.
- It also describes a $25 penalty and a $35 impound fee in the pound scenario it explains.
City license pages in North Dakota
| City | city | href | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo dog license | Fargo | /cities/fargo-nd | City ordinances require all cats and dogs to be licensed, including those that remain indoors. |
* Not published: the official page doesn't list it. Call the office to confirm before you rely on it.
What to do next
- Open the official page for North Dakota before you pay.
- Match the office to the address where the dog lives.
- Bring the rabies certificate if the page says it is required.
- Do not use another state's fee table.
Not seeing your city or county?
We list a city only when an official government page publishes its rules. If yours isn't in the table above, it may not publish them online yet. Here's what to use instead, in order:
- General Start with the statewide information above. It applies across North Dakota, but cities and counties can add their own steps, fees or deadlines.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data outside this state (distance from North Dakota's population center, for comparison only):
- Saint Paul dog license, Minnesota · about 320 miles
- Minneapolis dog license, Minnesota · about 343 miles
- Des Moines dog license, Iowa · about 495 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office. They have the current local rule, fee and form.City of Fargo for the municipal rule retrieved
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