Licensing

What Pets Need Licensing?

 

City Code Title 5, Chapter 2 specifies that ALL dogs need to be licensed in our city.  If they are over the age of six (6) months they are required to have one.  

What are the benefits of a License?

  • A license is the best way to reunite you with your dog if he/she becomes lost
  • A pet wearing a license tag can quickly be identified and returned to you
  • If a pet is injured it ensures that the owner is identified and contacted promptly in an emergency.

How do I license my pet?

There are multiple ways!  Here are a few options to get your pet licensed:
   Nephi City Hall, 21 East 100 North, Nephi, UT 84648
   Nephi City Police Department, 42 East 200 North, Nephi, UT 84648
   Animal Control Officer 

 No dog license shall be issued by the city unless the fee required herein is paid. Dog license fees are as follows:

Animal Control License Fees
Dog LicenseSpayed/Neutered
Male or Female 
Annual Fee$15.00First month of every year reduced by $1.00
Dog  LicenseNon-Spayed/Non-Neutered
Male or Female 
Annual Fee$25.00First month of every year reduced by $1.00
Dog License Kennel Fee*Annual Fee$25.003 or more dogs over the age of three (3) months.

*Kennel Fees: Anyone owning, keeping, harboring or maintaining three (3) or more dogs over the age of three (3) months shall be considered operating a dog kennel and shall be required to pay an annual kennel license fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year.


Expiration
: The license fee shall cover the calendar year in which the license was issued, expiring on December 31 of the year of issuance, regardless of the date when issued. 


Additional Fees

Additional Fees accrue when Animal Control picks up a lost pet, or the License has expired for the pet. 

Additional Fees Schedule 
Fee TypeDescriptionCostRate Description
Impound FeeAdoption$25.00 + Licensing Fee
Impound FeeDaily Fee$10.00/each dayDaily
Impound Fee1st Offense$50.001st Offense
Impound Fee2nd Offense$75.002nd Offense
Impound Fee3rd Offense and beyond$100.003rd Offense and beyond