Online Dog Licensing

  1. Effective November 14, 2024, all online dog license purchases will be for 2025 tags. Tags will be mailed beginning December 1, 2024. Please allow 7 - 10 business days for tags to arrive.
  2. If you have purchased a license in the past four years, you already have an account in our system. Please do not create a new account. To log in, use your 2024 or 2023 license number AND last name. License numbers are located on your renewal form.
  3. If using the number from your tag, add the prefix for the corresponding year. Tag number 12345 from 2024 would need to be entered as 24-12345. A three year license would be entered as 324-XXXX.
  4. If you are using your Person ID you must include the "P" before the number, for example enter P1234567.
  5. Items purchased online are subject to a $1 processing fee, indicated as “online fee” on your receipt.
  6. All dog license registrations are subject to review. Knowingly providing false or misleading information can result in a penalty, fine, or prosecution.
  7. If you are unable to add a microchip number for any reason, proceed with the license purchase then email us with the microchip number and we will add it to your pet. Just advise the name of the dog in your email.
  8. If you are having difficulty, please call (216) 525-PUPS or email us at doglicense@cuyahogacounty.gov.

Pictures of an active dog and a lazy dog, both need liscensed.