Hume pet owners will no longer need to change their animal’s registration tag each year, with the council switching to lifetime tags.
Pet owners will begin receiving registration renewal notices in April with their pet’s new lifetime tag attached.
Mayor Geoff Porter said the move to lifetime tags meant there would be a delay in residents receiving their renewal notices this year.
“We expect to send them out in April with an amended due date. Until then, all animals registered from April 2017 will remain registered until further notice,” he said.
“Residents will no longer receive a new registration tag each year with their renewal notice; they will just need to pay the annual fee by the due date to renew their pet’s registration.”
Cr Porter said it was important residents checked their details were correct on the registration renewal notice when it arrives.
He said pet registrations were the best way to ensure lost pets were returned to their owner.
“Cats and dogs that are registered and microchipped are more likely to be reunited with their owner if they become lost or go missing,” he said.
By law, all cats and dogs aged three months and older must be registered with the council.
