Pet census: High

Owners of a pet are required to register it with the animal census before the 3 months from birth or within 30 days from the date of acquisition, change of residence or temporary transfer of more than 3 months to the municipality of El Prat de Llobregat.

Pets are considered to be those specified by the current regulations that you will find in this information sheet and cats, dogs and ferrets always have this consideration.

Once the registration process is complete,A census plate will be issued. that dogs, cats and ferrets must be permanently carried in public spaces or roads or, failing that, an identification plate or any other means adapted to the collar which must include the name of the animal and the details of the person who is its possessor or owner.

At the time of registration in the municipal census, the details of the owner and/or possessor are noted, as well as the details of the pet. In the case of cats, dogs and ferrets, the microchip code is noted and, in the case of other animals, the numbering of the identification systems established by regulation. The aim is to facilitate their finding in the event of loss, promote responsible ownership and combat abandonment.

The implementation and modification of microchip data and other accepted identification systems are carried out by veterinary professionals, in no case by the municipal Public Health Department.

In the case of potentially dangerous dogs, it is necessary to apply for an administrative license for the possession and driving of these animals, which you can find related to this procedure.

People, of legal age, owners and/or possessors of pets or people authorized by them to carry out the procedure. 

• Identification document (DNI, NIE or passport) of the owner or possessor.
• Animal vaccination record.
• Document proving the identification of the animal (microchip in the case of cats, dogs and ferrets).