Changing the Ownership of a Dog

The ownership of a dog can be changed during the renewal process. You can use the Renew Existing Dog License process to change the dog ownership only if:

 

• The dog has not already been renewed for the current license year and
• The dog was previously licensed in your community

 

To change the dog ownership at renewal time, from the Dog Licensing main menu, select Renew Existing Dog License. Search for the prior owner and select the dog from the resulting grid. The Renew Dog License screen displays.

 

 

Select the Owner Mailing Address tab. Use the Owner Lookup button to search and select the new owner. Enter your next available dog tag number and update the rabies information if needed. Select Next to complete the process.

 

Edit an Existing Dog

The Edit an Existing Dog process allows you to change/update the information on an existing dog in your system. Typically, you will use this process to change the ownership of a dog when the dog has two owners and one of the owners is over 65. If the current license is registered to the owner who is under 65, they may decide to change the ownership in order to save money.

 

You should not use this process to change the ownership of a dog if:

 

• The dog does not already exist in your database,
• The dog is up for renewal (see Ownership Change at Renewal), or
• The new owner should be charged the $1.50 transfer fee (see Transfer a Dog's Ownership)

 

To change the ownership of a dog utilizing the Edit an Existing Dog process, from the Dog Licensing main menu, select Edit an Existing Dog. Search for the prior owner and select the dog from the resulting grid. The Edit Dog screen displays.

 

 

Use the Owner Lookup button to search and select the new owner. When you select Save, a message box will display stating you have changed the owners using the Edit process instead of the Transfer process. If you are sure you wish to proceed, select Yes to complete the process.

 

Note: You should use the Transfer a Dog’s Ownership within a Community and from Another Community if the owner should be charge the $1.50 transfer fee. See Transfer a Dog’s Ownership within Community (RSA 466:3) and Transfer a Dog’s Ownership from Another Community (RSA 466:3) for more details.