Transfer your pet registration

Before you start

If your pet is not currently registered, please visit Register your pet.

If you have already registered your pet with another council, you can transfer your registration to Yarra Ranges Council. We will review your submission within 5 business days.

Information required

To transfer your pet registration, you will need to upload proof of your current registration.

If applying for a reduced fee, you will also need to upload proof of registration class.

Registration class	Proof required
Pension Concession	A copy of the animal owner’s Pensioner Concession Card or Veteran Gold Card.
Desexed	A copy of the Desexed Invoice or a Letter from the Vet.
Fertile (non-desexed) Cat - Vet Exempt	A copy of a letter from your Vet advising it would be detrimental to the cat's health for it to be desexed.
Animal is registered to anapplicable organisationand the owner is also a member.	A copy of the animal’s organisation’s registration and a copy of the owner’s membership card.
Farm Working Dog	PIC number; or proof that the property the animal is working at is used for primary production (ie. ATO document). Your dog must herd, drove, protect, tend or work stock on land used solely or primarily used for primary production.
Trained by an Approved Organisation	A copy of your Dog Obedience Certificate issued by a registered training organisation. Refer to Agriculture Victoria for more information.
GMA Hound	A copy of the owner and animal details from the Game Management Authority.
Government Authority Working Dog	A copy of a letter on company letterhead signed by your manager.

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