Apply for working dog status

A dog wearing a hard hat and hi-vis.

Does your dog qualify as a working dog? Use the form on this page to let us know.

Working dogs are defined under the Dog Control Act 1996. In general, this means:

  • disability assist dogs
  • dogs kept for herding stock
  • dogs kept by the Police or a government department.

Register a working dog

Working dog application form(PDF, 76KB)

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