History of Dog Licensing
- The earliest record of a dog license was documented in Utrecht, Holland, in 1446. The fee for the licence was paid in pounds of salt.
- There is evidence that dogs were taxed in Germany as early as 1598. One of the oldest known surviving dog licenses dates from 1775 and is from Rostock, Germany.
- The oldest known American dog license tag was dated 1853 issued by the Corporation of Fredericksburg (Virginia).
- During WW2 dog license tags were made from pressed fibers because brass and aluminum were needed for making military supplies and ammunitions.
