Get your Pa. dogs licenses before Friday

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Dog owners across Pennsylvania are reminded to apply for mandatory 2010 dog licenses before the Jan. 1 deadline, Deputy Secretary for Dog Law Enforcement Jessie Smith said today.

State law requires that all dogs 3 months or older be licensed by Jan. 1 each year. An annual license is $8 and a lifetime license is $51. If the animal is spayed or neutered, the annual fee is $6 while a lifetime license is $31. Discounts are available to older adults and people with disabilities.

All dogs must be licensed. Failure to license a dog could result in a maximum fine of $300 per dog.

More than 930,000 licenses were obtained in 2009.

License applications are available at county treasurer’s offices. A list of county treasurers and a downloadable license application is available online hereand click “Forms.”