Protect your dog by keeping its license up to date

CITY OF SEAL BEACH

The Seal Beach Police Department urges all dog owners to ensure that their animals are properly licensed. Each City of Seal Beach license tag is valid for one year from the date of purchase and can never extend beyond the expiration of the dog’s rabies vaccination. In order to avoid late penalties, people must ensure that their dog’s license has not expired more than 30 days ago.

When the City inaugurated its PetData online licensing portal in July 2024, hundreds of residents obtained one-year tags; consequently, a substantial number of those licenses will lapse in July 2025.

All dogs four months of age or older must possess a current license and an up-to-date rabies vaccination as a condition of lawful residency within the City.

Maintaining an active license serves several publicinterest purposes. It furnishes official proof of rabies immunization; links each animal to its owner, thereby expediting reunification should the dog become lost; provides accurate data for planning animal-control and emergency-sheltering resources; and, through optional donations at checkout, supports community initiatives administered by the Seal Beach Police League.

Licensing or renewal may be completed by visiting PetData.com/SealBeach. Select “Apply Online,” upload a current rabies certificate (and, if applicable, proof of spay or neuter), and remit payment by credit card. Multiple dogs may be licensed in a single session, and a nominal convenience fee applies.