Renew a dog licence online, or check its status
Checked against 26 sources
To renew a dog licence online, log in to the same city portal or app you registered on, choose renewal, upload a current anti-rabies vaccination certificate and pay: ₹500 in Delhi (2026), or ₹200 or ₹1,000 in Lucknow, by breed1225. In Delhi and Chennai the licence ends when the rabies vaccination does, so get the booster first317. To check dog licence status, Delhi's MCD portal has a public View Status search; most other portals show it only after you log in, and Mumbai's BMC sends each step by email15.
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Dog licence renewal online, city by city
| City | How to renew | Fee and late fee |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (MCD) | MCD's pet dog portal, OTP login with your Aadhaar-linked mobile. Upload the new rabies certificate and a photo of you with your dog12 | ₹500 (2026); ₹100 a month once a one-month grace ends1 |
| Mumbai (BMC) | BMC portal: For Citizens, Apply, License-Dog, Renew6 | Not published; the portal shows it after approval5 |
| Pune (PMC) | PMC's services portal: "Renew Dog / Cat License (H-13)", with the original licence book and the last rabies certificate8 | Not shown before you apply8 |
| Noida | In Noida Authority's NAPR app9 | ₹500 a year, due in April1011 |
| Gurugram (MCG) | Saral Haryana lists "Renewal certificate of dog registration"13 | Unclear: a June 2026 report calls the ₹500 fee one-time14 |
| Chennai (GCC) | GCC's pet licence portal has a renewal option. No renewals for Pit Bulls or Rottweilers since 20 Dec 2025 1618 | ₹50 licence fee (2025–26)15 |
| Hyderabad (GHMC) | Online, per a 2020 report; the CURE-Pet Animals portal uses an OTP login1920 | Unclear; ₹50 in a 2020 report20 |
| Jaipur | Nagar Nigam's pet portal; its help file shows no renewal steps23 | Registration: ₹1,000 + 18% GST a pet (2026)23 |
| Lucknow | LMC's dog portal: Renew Now, after an OTP login, once the financial year ends25 | ₹200 Indian breed, ₹1,000 foreign; ₹500 a dog from 1 May, then ₹50 a day, up to ₹5,000 25 |
| Kolkata (KMC) | Behind KMC's citizen-portal login; not published21 | Not published21 |
| Bengaluru | Nothing to renew yet: the licence rules are a draft26 | Draft: ₹500, or ₹50 for Indian or mongrel dogs, every year26 |
Check dog licence status online
| City | How to check |
|---|---|
| Delhi | No login needed: View Status on MCD's portal lists applications by financial year, zone and status, with the licence number, who it is pending with and the licence period. Logged in, the certificate and any rejection reason are under the Action button12. |
| Mumbai | By email: an acknowledgement with your 9-digit reference number, an approval email within 7 working days, then the licence PDF and the receipt56. The Veterinary Health Department's Track Status page covers complaints and animals, not licences7. |
| Pune | Your dashboard on PMC's services portal8. |
| Noida | Track the application in the NAPR app; the certificate downloads there once issued9. |
| Chennai | Log in to GCC's pet licence portal; the licence downloads there after the vet's check1617. |
| Jaipur | Your dashboard, under My Applications: Draft, Sent back for correction, Approved or Paid, then a Certificate button23. |
| Lucknow | Only after the OTP login; the public pages have no status search25. |
| Gurugram, Hyderabad, Kolkata | Not described in the official sources we checked. Ask the helplines below121922. |
Does the licence lapse with the rabies vaccination?
In Delhi, yes: renew within a month of expiry, or MCD adds ₹100 for each month of delay (2026)13. In Chennai the licence date follows the latest rabies vaccination, with reminders a month, a week and a day before it runs out17. Lucknow's portal alerts you 15 days before the rabies vaccination expires25. Elsewhere the sources we checked don't tie the two, but Delhi and Pune both list a current rabies certificate for renewal, so keep the booster on time28.
Before you renew online
- Check the next due date on your dog's rabies certificate. In Delhi and Chennai, get the booster first, then renew with the new certificate217. Your vet decides the booster date.
- Ask for the certificate on the vet's letterhead, with the vaccination date, the next due date and the vet's council registration number, as MCD's sample asks4. Lost it? See how to get proof again.
- Keep your old licence handy. BMC asks for the licence details when you renew, and PMC wants the original licence book68.
- Save files the way the portal takes them: PDF up to 2 MB on MCD's portal, PDF or JPG under 2 MB on BMC's16.
- In Mumbai, pay only after BMC's approval email, and allow pop-ups, because the payment page opens in one6.
If the renewal gets stuck
- Mumbai, "Renewal no. … is already generated": a renewal from an earlier year was never finished. Call BMC's helpline, and don't cancel the licence6.
- Mumbai, "License Fees Not Paid": the original licence, numbered 7921…, was never paid for. Pay that first, then renew6.
- Delhi, application rejected: the reason is under the Action button. MCD doesn't refund the fee, so check every detail before you apply again1.
Helplines by city · 7
- Delhi (MCD): 155305 1
- Mumbai (BMC): +91 96358 39888 (calls and WhatsApp) or 022-2085 3284, extension 318 or 344; Monday to Saturday, 10.30 am to 5.30 pm6
- Chennai (GCC): 1913 15
- Gurugram (Saral Haryana): 0172-396 8400 12
- Kolkata (KMC): 1800-345-3375 22
- Jaipur (JMC call centre): 0141-2747400, 8 am to 10 pm24
- Lucknow (dog portal support): 9918000241, Monday to Friday, 10 am to 6 pm25
Change, transfer or cancel instead
- Delhi: surrender the certificate, free, if your dog dies, you give the dog to someone else or you leave Delhi. A new owner applies afresh123.
- Mumbai: use Alteration to change details, or Cancel, for example when your dog has died6.
- Lucknow: the portal has an Update option next to Register and Renew25.
Not fully clear yet
Official sources disagree or leave gaps on these. Confirm before you rely on them.
- Mumbai: BMC's documents don't say how long a licence lasts, or what renewal costs; check the expiry date printed on your licence56.
- Gurugram: a June 2026 report says the ₹500 fee is one-time, but Saral also lists a renewal service1314. Ask MCG before you pay a second time.
- Pune: PMC's portal doesn't show the renewal fee or the licence period before you apply8.
- Hyderabad: a 2020 report says renewals are done online, but gives no licence period20.
- Jaipur: the form promises a yearly renewal, but the portal's help file doesn't show the renewal steps or fee23.
- Lucknow: the portal doesn't say plainly whether a licence is cancelled if the rabies vaccination lapses25.
Sources and how we check
Facts checked against the official sources below by Thapki. Written with AI help from the sources below, then checked line by line; the Thapki team reads and approves every page before it goes live. How we check
- 1Pet Dog Registration portal (fees, late fee, validity, file rules, View Status, helpline)
- 2SOP for Pet Dog Registration (PDF, from the portal)
- 3Terms and conditions for registration of pet dog (PDF, from the portal)
- 4Sample of anti-rabies vaccination certificate (PDF, from the portal)
- 5Manual for application for dog license (PDF)
- 6Frequently asked questions: dog license applications (PDF)
- 7Track Status (complaints and animals)
- 8PMC online services (RTS) portal: Dog License (H-11) and Renew Dog / Cat License (H-13) service entries
- 9NAPR app on Google Play (listing, updated 4 Apr 2026)
- 10Post: NAPR app on iOS; fee stays ₹500 a year (13 Jan 2022)
- 11Noida: pet registration must by Jan 31, 2023, penalty on delay (13 Dec 2022)
- 12Issue certificate of dog registration: service details, fees and helpline (PDF, Nov 2025)
- 13Renewal certificate of dog registration: service details and fees (PDF, Nov 2025)
- 14Own a pet dog in Gurugram? MCG makes registration mandatory with ₹500 fee (27 Jun 2026)
- 15Veterinary public health activities (pet licence fee, complaint number)
- 16Pet licence portal (linked from GCC's veterinary page)
- 17How to apply for a pet licence in Chennai: a step-by-step guide (11 Nov 2025)
- 18No more Pit Bulls, Rottweilers in Chennai from Dec 20 (19 Dec 2025)
- 19Pet animal registration portal (CURE-Pet Animals), login page
- 20GHMC starts issuing unique ID numbers for pets (21 Dec 2020)
- 21Dog Licence Application (redirects to citizen-portal login)
- 22Contact KMC: call centre and WhatsApp numbers
- 23Help file for pet registration (PDF, Hindi, with screenshots, Aug 2026)
- 24Nagar Nigam Jaipur website: JMC call centre
- 25Online dog registration portal: fees, renewal, penalties and cancellation rules
- 26Bengaluru reworks pet dogs policy; canines above 3 months may have to be registered (16 Sep 2026)