License Your Pet! It could save your pet’s life!
Licensing your pet is the best way to ensure they get back to you safely if they are lost or hurt. Every person who owns a dog or cat over the age of four months is required by law to license their animal (Ordinance B31-34 & B31-56). Dog and cat owners who fail to comply with licensing requirements are subject to costly penalties! A license tag should be securely fastened to your pet's collar or harness and worn at all times.
Residents of the UNINCORPORATED areas of Santa Clara County, including those residing on Stanford Campus, are to license pets with County of Santa Clara Animal Care & Control.
In order to license your pet, you will need a current rabies vaccine certificate from your veterinarian. If the rabies certificate does not indicate that your pet has been spayed or neutered, you will need a certificate of alteration to receive the reduced fee license.
Residents 65 years of age and over may qualify for a fee exemption; the pet owner must include proof of the owner's age, the pet must be spayed or neutered, and only one exemption per household is allowed. If you are applying for a senior exemption, you may NOT use the online option and instead call (408) 465-2920 or mail an application.
There are two ways to license your pet, if you live in the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County including Stanford Campus residents:
Not sure where to license your animal? Use these links to check or call our office at (408) 465-2920
SCC Online Property Profile
Property Assessment Information System
Licensing Options
1. To license online click here: 
2. To license through the mail: Print the Animal License Application Form and mail to the following address:
County of Santa Clara Animal Care & Control
605 Tennant Ave., Suite G
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Phone: (408) 465-2920
Fax: (408) 779-2255
Email: scc.animallicensing@aem.sccgov.org
Questions? Call (800) 215-2555 or (408) 465-2920
If you do not live within the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County, you may license your pet by contacting the relevant agency for the city in which you reside:
City of Santa Clara, Campbell, or Monte Sereno:
Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority - (408) 764-0344
City of San Jose, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Milpitas, or Saratoga:
San Jose Animal Care and Services - (408) 794-7240
License Application - San Jose Animal Services
City of Palo Alto, Los Altos, or Los Altos Hills:
Palo Alto Animal Services - (650) 496-5971
License Application - Palo Alto Animal Services
City of Gilroy:
Gilroy Police Department - (408) 846-0350
License Application - City of Gilroy
City of Morgan Hill:
Morgan Hill Police Department - (408) 779-2101
License Application - City of Morgan Hill
City of Sunnyvale:
Sunnyvale Public Safety - (408) 730-7180
License Application - City of Sunnyvale