The King County pet licensing system is designed to provide and pay for services which involve our community pets. The following are services provided to those who license their dogs and cats with King County, as well as information on how to license your pet. The funds collected through pet licenses are also used for spay/neuter programs, investigations into animal neglect and finding new homes for animals in need of adoption in our community.

King County Pet Licenses
King County Administration Building
500 4th Ave, Rm 403
Seattle, WA 98104-3277
www.mwtrokc.gov/pets
206-296-2712

Seniors are eligible for a senior citizen lifetime pet license for the lifetime of your pet.
You can sign up for a pet license at your local city hall, most King County shelters and some community centers.

License fees (fees may change- check with local agencies)
Juvenile (under 6 months / 6 month expiration) $5
Altered (proof required) $15
Unaltered (Includes a $25 savings voucher for spay/neuter) $55
Sr. Citizen (Proof pet altered / proof 65 or older) Dog $20 Cat $12
Service animal (registration required) $0
If you license your pet, King County provides the following services:
You are called immediately when your pet is found and brought to the shelter.
If someone else finds your pet, they can call you directly through the Found Pet Information Line
(206) 296-PET (7387)

The Pet Information Line connects you to the information services

ext. 1 if calling long distance
ext. 311 for lost dogs
ext 312 for lost cats
ext. 32 for found pets
ext. 41 Pet adoptions
ext. 42 Shelter locations and hours
ext. 22 Emergencies (vicious, injured or loose animals)
ext. 24 Service call requests

When you go out of town, you can leave information with the county to let them know who is responsible for your pet, and where they can be reached should your pet get loose while you are away.

Call 206-296-2712

You can subscribe to PetNews!
PetNews is the County's on-line pet information service quarterly newsletter, which keeps you updated with articles about issues that affect you and your pets.

Just send an e-mail to listman@metrokc.gov with the words Subcsribe Pet News in the subject of the message.

(King County Pet Partnership Program does not sell e-mail addresses to third parties.)

You can get other questions related to King County services answered by e-mail at pets@metrokc.gov
AND
by going to our County Page on this web site.