According to the dog legislation all dog owners are required to have a dog licence that can be issued from the Local Authority.  

In order to do this it is required to:

• Take the dog to the vet for the implantation of an identification microchip and receive a certificate.
• To bring the certificate to the Government’s Veterinary Services in order to register the dog.

Following that they should bring to the Local Authority Office:

• the microchip identification certificate
• the registration certificate
• the dog’s health certificate

Apart from acquiring a dog owning license, the owners are also obliged to:

• Keep their dog within the residence
• Use a lead when taking the dog for a walk
• To take care of the dog’s dirt in public places
• Do not let the dog out of their residence without supervision
• Make sure that the dog is not disturbing the neighbours with barks, dirt or any other way
• Take care of the dog’s health, housing and living conditions,
• Abide by the dog legislation