All dogs and cats over the age of three months are required to have a current rabies vaccination.
State law requires the vaccine be administered annually.
The City of Fort Wayne Pet Permit is your pet's ticket to verifiable rabies vaccine status and your pet's ticket home. Each animal in Fort Wayne is required by state law to wear a rabies tag issued by your veterinarian and a city pet permit, which can be purchased from your veterinarian as well. Both tags are issued annually and the city tag cannot be issued without a current rabies vaccination. The permit is your pet's ticket home when found as it can be traced 24 hours a day, even when your veterinarian is closed. The different fee for intact animals is designed to address the issue of pet overpopulation and to move forward toward the euthanasia of fewer unwanted animals in the community.