Pet Tags
Renewals - 1st Round Late Fees Due October 31, 2023
Late notices were mailed during the first week of October. Have your invoice ready and follow the steps below to ensure you renew correctly before the deadline. Your invoice number is located at the top right corner of your invoice.
Payment Options
- Renew online at the Building Department Online Payment Service if there are NO changes to the information printed on your invoice.
- Renew online on E-Pay ONLY if there are changes to the information printed on your invoice . You will be prompted to enter in the old and new information.
- Mail in renewal invoice received in mail with a check made payable to the Village of Riverside. Do NOT use the Village's water bill envelope when mailing your pet renewal; this will be delivered to the wrong address.
- Silver drop box - Drop off the renewal invoice with payment in the silver drop box outside Village Hall
Beginning October 1, a $5 late fee was applied to all unpaid pet tag renewals. Starting March 1, a $50 citation will be issued on top of the late fees for all unpaid renewals.
If you no longer own the pet listed on the invoice received in the mail, please notify the Village.
New Pets
All pets must be registered within 30 days of bringing them home or of moving to the Village. You may submit payment for a pet tag on E-Pay by selecting Pet License New. Your tag will be mailed to you following payment.
Every dog and cat should be registered and licensed with the Village.
Pet licenses must be renewed annually before September 30. The cost of a pet tag is $10. This fee increases to $15 after the renewal period ends. A current Certificate of Rabies Inoculation supplied by a registered veterinarian must be presented at the time of tag purchase.
Pet licenses must be renewed annually before September 30. The cost of a pet tag is $10. This fee increases to $15 after the renewal period ends. A current Certificate of Rabies Inoculation supplied by a registered veterinarian must be presented at the time of tag purchase.
Residents are reminded that Village ordinance limits the number of pets allowed to five (5) per household. Households with more than a combined total of five (5) dogs and/or cats over the age of three (3) months who can document ownership of specific dogs and cats in excess of the combined total allowed on the date the ordinance was approved may continue to own their existing dogs and/or cats, but may not acquire any new dogs or cats until such time as they are below the maximum number allowed. The burden of proof of ownership prior to the date of approval of this section is on the owner.
Please email petlicense@riverside.il.us with questions or concerns.