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Licensing Your Pet
Licensing your pet is a city requirement. It also proves your ownership of the animal, shows the animal has been vaccinated for rabies so your pet and others are protected, and gives the city a way to notify you if your animal is found. Refer to city ordinances:
- 90.01 General Provisions
- 110.02 Trades, Professions, Business, and Privileges Requiring Licenses (A) (2)
At what age is a pet required to be licensed in the City of West St. Paul?
How long is a West St. Paul pet license good for?
What do I need in order to license my pet?
You will need your pet’s current Rabies Vaccination Certificate from a doctor qualified to practice veterinary medicine. It needs to show that the rabies shot has not expired at the time the West St. Paul pet license is issued. Refer to city ordinance: 90.01 (B) Vaccination required. If applying using vestibule drop-off, mail, or email, you will need to fill out our Pet License Application.
Where and when can I get a West St. Paul pet license? Pet licenses can be applied for in any of the three following ways:
- Apply in person: Come to City of West St. Paul Municipal Center located at 1616 Humboldt Avenue, between 8:00am - 4:15pm. Bring your pet’s current Rabies Vaccination Certificate.
- Vestibule drop off: Fill out our Pet License Application, attach your pet’s Rabies Vaccination Certificate, and payment for the license (check or credit card accepted). If you are paying by credit card, you will be called for payment information. Put those required items in an envelope. Write "Pet License" on the envelope, and drop the envelope inside the brown standing mailbox-shaped container in the vestibule. Your pet’s license will be processed and mailed to you, along with the rabies information. The vestibule is open 24/7.
- Mail: Mail in your pet(s) Rabies Vaccination Certificate, along with our Pet License Application, and payment for the license (check or credit card accepted). If paying by credit card, you will be called for payment information. Your pet’s license will be processed and mailed to you, along with the rabies information. Mail to:
- City of West St. Paul
Municipal Center - Attn: Pet Licenses
1616 Humboldt Ave.
West St. Paul, MN 55118
- City of West St. Paul
- Email: You can email your pet’s Rabies Vaccination Certificate, along with our Pet License Application, to POkane@wspmn.gov or BMacias@wspmn.gov
What is the cost of a West St. Paul pet license?
Does my pet have to wear a collar and the pet license tag?
Replacement tag
Questions about Pet Licensing - Please contact either:
- Penny O’Kane: 651-552-4124 or pokane@wspmn.gov
- Char Stark: 651-552-4123 or cstark@wspmn.gov