Dog licence registered in New Zealand after 1 July 2006 must be microchipped before they can be registered. In England, Wales and Scotland, dog licensing was abolished in 1987. Prior to this dog licences were mandatory, but the requirement was widely ignored, with only about half of owners having one. The final rate for a dog licence was 37 pence, reduced from 37½p when the halfpenny was withdrawn in 1984. This figure was an exact conversion from 7/6 (seven shillings and sixpence) on decimalisation in 1971. The revenue went to local authorities. In 2016 it became a requirement that all dogs in
Dog licence England and Wales have a microchip; Scottish legislation was also changed to make microchipping of dogs compulsory from 2016. In Northern Ireland, dog licences are required under the Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1983. dog licences cost £12.50 a year, with reductions for pensioners and owners of neutered dogs. Dog owners in Guernsey are required to obtain a licence for each dog owned and a dog tax is payable each year. Dog licences are required. At least some states, municipalities, and other jurisdictions require a dog license and rabies vaccination, and a license expires before the vaccine does. To prevent animal