PREBLE COUNTY — Preble County Auditor Lavon Wright is reminding dog owners that 2024 Dog Licenses go on sale Friday, Dec. 1, and the renewal period runs through Jan. 31, 2024.

Dog licenses are $14 each and are valid for all of 2024. After Jan. 31, 2024, there is a late penalty to purchase the license. Anyone who “owns, keeps, or harbors a dog” is required by state law to purchase a dog license.

Dog tags can be purchased several ways:

The Preble County Auditor’s Office located on the second floor of the Preble County Courthouse in Eaton will have dog licenses available. One year ($14,) three year ($42,) permanent ($140) and kennel ($70/five tags and $1 for each additional tag.)

Office hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday. You may also call the Auditor’s office at 937-456-8148 for instructions on how to purchase them through the mail or visit the website www.preblecountyauditor.org and download a pdf form.

During the renewal period there are several locations throughout the county which will also have one-year dog licenses for sale. Those businesses may charge a preparation fee of $ .75 per application. Those sites are: Eaton – Dog Warden, License Bureau, Town & Country Vet Clinic, Brubaker Grain, Creature Comforts Vet Clinic, and Lakengren P.O.A.; Gratis – Twin Valley Bank; Camden – Somerville Bank; West Alexandria – Twin Valley Bank, and Twin Valley Animal Hospital; Lewisburg – Farmer’s State Bank, and New Paris – Farmer’s State Bank.