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1. What is the rationale for the changes to the dog licensing rules?
2. At what age must a dog be licensed? Can I license it after it has been sterilised?
3. My dog is tattooed. Is this acceptable for licensing?
4. What is a microchip? What is a microchip number? My dog has a non-ISO compliant microchip, is this acceptable?
5. Where can I get my dog microchipped?
6. How much does it cost to microchip a dog?
7. I currently have a licensed dog. Do I need to microchip my dog before I can renew my dog's license? If my dog has a microchip and I am not able to register the microchip number; what should I do?
8. Can I renew my dog's licence after the licence has expired?
9. Can I transfer or give away my dog licence to another person?
10. Do I need to inform AVA if my dog is lost or dead?
11. Do I need to renew my dog licence every year?
12. What is the fee for a dog licence?
13. How many dogs can I keep in a HDB premises/private residential premises/commercial premises?
14. Must my dog be leashed and muzzled in a public place?
15. What is the fine for an offence such as keeping an unlicensed dog or allowing a dog to stray or not muzzling a dog that is required by law to be muzzled in a public place?
16. There are people who board many dogs in my farm. Do they need individual licences for their dogs?
17. I have more than 300 dogs in my farm now and have obtained a licence at the fee of $3,500. But if I reduce my number of dogs to over 200 a few months later, can I get a pro-rated refund of fee, since the fee for more than 200 dogs is $1,700?
18. I have more than 200 dogs now in my farm and have obtained a licence at the fee of $1,700. If I increase my number of dogs to more than 300 a few months later, will I have to pay $3,500, which is the fee for keeping more than 300 dogs?
19. When I obtained a licence for my dog, I paid for the non-sterilised fee of $70. However I subsequently realised that my dog was sterilised. Can I obtain a refund if I produce the sterilisation certificate?
20. Can the pet shops and dog breeding farms help buyers to license the dogs that they purchase?
21. Can I apply on behalf of the dog owner?
22. I am less than 18 years old; can I apply for a dog license?
23. My HDB estate has been privatised; can I keep more than one dog?
24. What if I do not know the exact birth date of my dog?
25. The details of my dog (for dog breed, colour, sex or age) are not correct; how can I amend the relevant fields?
26. What is a sterilization certificate / letter
27. I will be exporting my dog soon; do I need to have a valid dog license?
28. What does it mean by "the address where the dog is kept"?
29. I have shifted house recently but my dog is still staying at the former place; what should I do?
30. I have lost the copy of my dog's licence; can I have a certified true copy?
31. How do I know if my online application has been approved?
32. What is the consequence if I do not renew my dog's license?
33. The message "No records to show" appears when I tried to retrieve my dog licence record. Why?
34. Can I renew the licence for more than one year?
35. My dog has been sterilised but the fee on my renewal notice states $70; how do I qualify for the reduced fee of $14?
36. How do I make online payment? What are the modes of online payment available?
37. What are the means to make payment or renew dog licence, other than online payment?
38. How long does it take to process my online/mailed-in application?
39. What are the documents I need when applying for a dog licence?
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