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Louisville Metro KY - Animal License Historical

Published by Louisville/Jefferson County Information Consortium | Louisville Metro Government | Metadata Last Checked: July 09, 2025 | Last Modified: 2022-06-19T00:40:41.836Z
Animal Services provides for the care and control of animals in the Louisville Metro area, including pet licensing and pet adoption. Louisville pets owners must license all dogs, cats and ferrets with LMAS. Pet licensing is a requirement of the<span style='color:rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, &quot;Liberation Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size:16px;'> </span><a href='https://louisvilleky.gov/government/animal-services/services/animal-ordinances' style='box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(0, 74, 153); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, &quot;Liberation Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size:16px;' rel='nofollow ugc'>Louisville Animal Ordinance</a><span style='color:rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, &quot;Liberation Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size:16px;'>. </span>You can<span style='color:rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, &quot;Liberation Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size:16px;'> </span>purchase a renewable pet license in one-year or three-year increments. Owners must show proof your pet's Rabies vaccination is up-to-date, to obtain a pet license. Being reunited with your pet is just a phone call away: 365 days a year, employees are on duty to help with the process.  For those who find a lost licensed pet, it's your assurance that the pet has its updated rabies shots.  If Animal Services finds your lost pet, we will escort it home.<div><span style='color:rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family:Lato; font-size:16px;'><br /></span></div><div><b>Data Dictionary:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><div style='color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:medium;'><table style='border-collapse:collapse; width:379pt;' width='505'><tbody><tr height='20' style='height:15pt;'><td height='20' style='padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; font-size:11pt; font-weight:700; font-family:&quot;Aptos Narrow&quot;, sans-serif; border:0.5pt solid black; text-align:center; background:yellow; width:105pt; height:15pt;' width='140'>Field name</td><td style='padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; font-size:11pt; font-weight:700; font-family:&quot;Aptos Narrow&quot;, sans-serif; border:0.5pt solid black; text-align:center; background:yellow; width:274pt;' width='365'>Field description</td></tr><tr height='20' style='height:15pt;'><td height='20' style='text-align:center; padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; border:0.5pt solid black; height:15pt;'>Year</td><td style='text-align:center; padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; border:0.5pt solid black;'>The year that the license was sold</td></tr><tr height='20' style='height:15pt;'><td height='20' style='text-align:center; padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; border:0.5pt solid black; height:15pt;'>Month</td><td style='text-align:center; padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; border:0.5pt solid black;'>The month that the license was sold</td></tr><tr height='20' style='height:15pt;'><td height='20' style='text-align:center; padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; border:0.5pt solid black; height:15pt;'>Number of Tags Issued </td><td style='text-align:center; padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; border:0.5pt solid black;'>The number of tags sold for each month and year by zip code</td></tr><tr height='20' style='height:15pt;'><td height='20' style='text-align:center; padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; border:0.5pt solid black; height:15pt;'>Animal Type </td><td style='text-align:center; padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; border:0.5pt solid black;'>The type of animal licensed</td></tr><tr height='20' style='height:15pt;'><td height='20' style='text-align:center; padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; border:0.5pt solid black; height:15pt;'>Zip Code</td><td style='text-align:center; padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; border:0.5pt solid black;'> The zip code of the owner who purchased the license</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div><span style='font-family:Lato; font-size:16px;'><font color='#000080'><br /></font></span></div><div><br /></div>

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