Dog LicencePèrmîns d’Tchian

Apply and pay for a dog licence online and receive your dog licence and future reminders to renew by email. Dog licences for 2024 may be purchased online using this link from 1 January 2024.

You do not need to purchase a licence if your dog is:

• under the age of six months or
• a guide dog kept and used solely by a blind person or a deaf person.

You must purchase a licence for every other dog you keep. A licence cannot be issued to a person under the age of 16 years.

The licence fee is £10 per dog, lasts for 1 year and must be renewed by 31 January each year. Applications after 31 January cost £20 per dog.

If you prefer to make a paper application please print and complete the form below and return to your Parish (please check with your Parish for payment options).

Dog owners are responsible for their dogs. In particular –

• Every dog on a highway or in a public place must wear a collar which shows the name AND address AND telephone number of the owner. This will help reunite you and your dog should it stray and may avoid you incurring collection and housing costs.
• It is an offence to allow a dog to worry livestock.
• From 1 May to 30 September, dogs must be kept on a lead when on a beach between 10.30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
• You must remove any faeces deposited by your dog. It is an offence not to clear up after your dog and the penalty is £1,000.
• Ensure your dog does not become a nuisance to others (see Barking Dogs for advice about statutory nuisances and neighbour complaints).

Stray dogs

If you find a stray dog:

• check for a collar to identify the owner’s name and address;
• contact the owner to arrange for the dog to be collected;
• if you are unable to contact the owner you should contact the Duty Centenier of the Parish;
• the owner is responsible for paying all costs if a dog has to be collected and/or housed whilst the owner is traced by the Duty Centenier (charges from £36 per journey leg for collection and from £21 per day for housing).

How many dog licences are purchased each year?

The number of dog licences per Parish, as at March 2024, is shown below; 82% were purchased online.

Parish	Number of dogs	Most popular breed (excludes ‘breed not listed’ and ‘mutt (mixed)’
St Brelade	1,287	Cockapoo
St Clement	1,054	Cockapoo
Grouville	658	Labrador Retriever
St Helier	1,746	Cockapoo
St John	437	Cocker Spaniel
St Lawrence	600	Cocker Spaniel
St Martin	570	Labrador Retriever
St Mary	254	Labrador Retriever
St Ouen	635	Labrador Retriever
St Peter	719	Labrador Retriever
St Saviour	1,281	Labrador Retriever
Trinity	468	Labrador Retriever
Total	9,709 (52% male:48% female)

Most popular dog names	Most popular dog breeds (excludes ‘breed not listed’ and ‘mutt (mixed)’	Dog age range by birth year
Bella	Labrador Retriever – 7.7%	Pre 2010 – 4%
Luna	Cockapoo – 6.3%	2010/2014 – 25%
Poppy	Cocker Spaniel – 5.5%	2015/2019 – 37%
Lola	Jack Russell Terrier – 5.3%	2020/2024 – 34%
Buddy	Dachshund – 3.4%
Teddy	French Bulldog – 2.8%	No. of dogs per owner
Alfie	Border Collie – 2.5%	1 dog – 77%
Daisy	Golden Retriever – 2.3%	2 dogs – 19%
Ruby	Lhasa Apso – 2.3%	3+ dogs – 4%
Molly	English Springer Spaniel – 2.2%

The FOI response shows the number of dog licences 2012 to 2015. The number of dog licences issued by parishes each year from 2016-2023 is as follows (figures as at June for 2016-2020 and 2023, as at April 2021, 2022):

Parish	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
St Brelade	1,271	1,317	1,219	​1,265	1,237	1,186	1,166	1,168
St Clement	1,095	1,008	1,047​	​1,014	973	937	900	852
Grouville	666	724	586​	​505	539	482	503	469
St Helier	1,375	1,467	1,378	1,473	1,643​	1,593	1,612	1,481
St John	439	398	399	368	​402	390	380	343
St Lawrence	388	423	389​	344	​407	351	407	590
St Martin	564	574	552​	​570	574	558	522	514
St Mary	266	268	260​	249	277	261	262	263
St Ouen	642	612	628​	636	632	640	621	592
St Peter	708	717	669​	656	650	623	628	618
St Saviour	1,286	1,014	1,144	971	​1,017	956	1,043	989
Trinity	466	433	422	405	403	480	418	390
Total	9,166	8,955	8,693	8,456	8,754	8,457	8,462	8,269