Nov. 25, 2025 -- Lackawanna County Treasurer Angela Rempe Jones today announced that county residents may begin purchasing dog licenses for 2026 on Monday, Dec. 1. Dog licenses should be purchased by Jan. 1, 2026, for all dogs aged three months and older.

Licenses are not just a legal responsibility of owning a dog, they protect all county dogs and are the best way to bring a pet home quickly if it’s lost. Dog license purchases keep dogs and communities safe by funding the Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement's work:

Inspecting boarding and breeding kennels and ensuring the health and wellbeing of dogs housed there
Investigating and prosecuting illegal kennel operators
Ensuring that dogs in breeding operations don't go without veterinary care
Protecting the public by monitoring dangerous dogs, investigating dog bites, and holding owners responsible
Reuniting licensed lost dogs with their families
Helping unlicensed lost dogs find shelter

Fines for unlicensed dogs range from $50 to $300, plus court costs -- far more than the cost of a license.

2026 dog licenses can be purchased in person at the Lackawanna County Treasurer’s office at the Lackawanna County Government Building, 123 Wyoming Ave., 2nd floor, Suite 212, via mail or on the county website. If you have a 2025 dog license, renewal notices will be mailed. If you do not receive a renewal application by the end of November, applications can be downloaded on the county website or contact the Treasurer’s Office by phone at 570-963-6731 or email at Treasurer@lackawannacounty.org.

Online purchases for annual licenses also can be made at www.doglicenses.us by choosing ‘PA’, then ‘Lackawanna County,’ and paying with a credit or debit card. There will be a $2 fee for this service.

LICENSE FEES
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has implemented a price increase for 2026 dog licenses. Fees are as follows:

Annual dog license: $10.80
Annual senior citizen or person with disability dog license: $8.80
Lifetime dog license: $52.80
Lifetime senior citizen or person with disability dog license: $36.80

(Lifetime licenses are only available at the Treasurer’s office and require an authorized Permanent Identification Verification Form in addition to the application.)

Please mail your renewal card or completed application with a check or money order made payable to:

Lackawanna County Treasurer
123 Wyoming Ave., 2nd floor, Suite 212
Scranton, PA 18503