Dog Tags

All dogs are required to have a Fluvanna County Dog License. The license is due by January 31st of each year. Proof of rabies vaccination is required before a license can be issued.

CURRENT FEE SCHEDULE

Male or female dog $8.00
Unsexed dog (male or female) $4.00
Kennel tag (not more than 20 dogs) $40.00
Kennel tag (not more than 50 dogs) $50.00

EFFECTIVE 2026 - Ordinance Change - Lifetime Licenses for individual Dogs

CHAPTER 4 – ANIMALS AND FOWL

ARTICLE 2. - DOGS

Sec. 4-2-1. License—Required; term; where license tax payable; amount of tax.

(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, hold or harbor any dog over four months of age within the County unless such dog is licensed, as required by the provisions of this article. An individual dog license issued pursuant to this section is provided for the lifetime of the dog, and may not be transferred to another animal. Such individual license shall be valid only as long as the animal's owner resides in the County and the dog’s rabies vaccination is kept current. A kennel license issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for one year only, and shall run from January 1 to December 31. The license tax, which shall be the only license tax on dogs in this County, shall be payable at the office of the Treasurer and shall be as follows:

For individual dogs, $10.00 each;

For a kennel of not more than twenty dogs, $40.00 per license tax year;

For a kennel of between twenty-one and fifty dogs, $50.00 per license tax year.

(B) If a dog license tag is lost, destroyed or stolen, the owner or custodian shall at once apply to the Treasurer’s Office for a duplicate license tag, presenting the original license receipt. Upon affidavit of the owner or custodian before the Treasurer or his agent that the original license tag has been lost, destroyed or stolen, a duplicate license tag shall be issued which the owner or custodian shall immediately affix to the collar of the dog. The Treasurer or his agent shall endorse the number of the duplicate and the date issued on the face of the original license receipt. The fee for a duplicate tag for any dog shall be one dollar ($1.00).

Sec. 4-2-1.1. Same—When license tax payable.

The license tax on dogs shall be due and payable as follows:

(A) Lifetime dog license. The lifetime dog license tax must be paid not later than 30 days after a dog has reached the age of four months or not later than 30 days after an owner acquires a dog four months of age or older. Should a dog's rabies vaccination or inoculation expire, any lifetime dog license issued for that dog shall become invalid concurrently on the same date the dog's rabies vaccination or inoculation expired, and said license shall not be valid again as a lifetime dog license under this section until said dog's rabies vaccination or inoculation is again current. A dog shall be deemed to be unlicensed for any time during which its lifetime dog license is deemed to be invalid pursuant to this section.

For a kennel of not more than twenty dogs, $40.00 per license tax year;

For a kennel of between twenty-one and fifty dogs, $50.00 per license tax year.

(B) If a dog license tag is lost, destroyed or stolen, the owner or custodian shall at once apply to the Treasurer’s Office for a duplicate license tag, presenting the original license receipt. Upon affidavit of the owner or custodian before the Treasurer or his agent that the original license tag has been lost, destroyed or stolen, a duplicate license tag shall be issued which the owner or custodian shall immediately affix to the collar of the dog. The Treasurer or his agent shall endorse the number of the duplicate and the date issued on the face of the original license receipt. The fee for a duplicate tag for any dog shall be one dollar ($1.00).

Sec. 4-2-1.1. Same—When license tax payable.

The license tax on dogs shall be due and payable as follows:

(A) Lifetime dog license. The lifetime dog license tax must be paid not later than 30 days after a dog has reached the age of four months or not later than 30 days after an owner acquires a dog four months of age or older. Should a dog's rabies vaccination or inoculation expire, any lifetime dog license issued for that dog shall become invalid concurrently on the same date the dog's rabies vaccination or inoculation expired, and said license shall not be valid again as a lifetime dog license under this section until said dog's rabies vaccination or inoculation is again current. A dog shall be deemed to be unlicensed for any time during which its lifetime dog license is deemed to be invalid pursuant to this section.

(B) Kennel dog license. Kennel licenses shall expire annually on December 31 and must be renewed not later than January 31 of the following year. A kennel license tax paid between November 1 and December 31 shall be valid for the remainder of the year during which it was paid and for the next following calendar year.

PAYMENT OPTIONS

By mail: You can pay for your dog tags by cash, check, or money order payable to the "Treasurer of Fluvanna County" by mail to the Treasurer's Office, PO Box 299, Palmyra, VA 22963. Cash payments are not recommended to be made through the mail. Bills not paid on time will be subject to applicable penalty and interest; therefore, timely payment is important. The postmark applied by the U. S. Postal service to envelopes containing payment will be irrefutable evidence of timely payment.

In person: You can pay for your dog tags by cash, check, credit card, or money order payable to the "Treasurer of Fluvanna County" at the Treasurer's Office, located at 34 Palmyra Way, Palmyra, VA 22963. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm (excluding holidays).

For additional help: Please call the Treasurer's Office at (434) 591-1945.