New Castle County, Delaware

Sec. 4.02.001. – Licenses; restraint; impoundment; destruction; nuisances; enforcement generally.

B. Dog license.

1. Licenses and tags.

a. Individual dog owner licenses. Except for persons residing within the corporate limits of the City of Wilmington, the owner of any dog, six (6) months of age or older, shall apply to the County or its duly authorized agents for an individual dog owner license for such dog on or before March 1st of each calendar year. All individual dog owner licenses shall be valid through December 31st of the corresponding calendar year. Any dog license purchased from DNREC shall remain valid through the expiration date noted, at which time a license must be purchased from the County or its duly authorized agent. The application for a license shall be accompanied by the appropriate license fee as follows:

i. For each neutered male dog and for each spayed female dog for which proof of sterilization can be provided, the license shall be ten dollars ($10.00) per annum; and

ii. For any other male or female dog, the license shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) per annum.