All dog trainers who provide services in Hillsborough County must register with Animal Control
Overview
If you are an individual dog trainer, you are required to register before beginning to offer your services in Hillsborough County.
Things to know
- No fee is charged to register
- You must sign and notarize the form before submitting it to Animal Control
- Registration is valid for 24 months and must be renewed every 24 months
- Read the Truth-in-Training ordinance on Municode
How to
- Download the form - Dog trainer registration information - fillable* | Dog trainer registration information - printable
- If more space is needed to complete the form, please add additional sheets to your form and send in with notarized form
- Mail notarized forms to: Hillsborough County Animal Control, Attn: Truth in Training, 2709 E Hanna Ave., Tampa, FL 33610
Fillable PDF Information
*Fillable forms may not work with many browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, etc.) - if you have issues with the form, do one of the following:
- Download the form to your computer and open it up with a PDF viewer, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Download the printable version of the form, print it, and fill out by hand
What's next?
- Dog trainers may provide services upon submission of the registration
- Proof of registration submission may be required if requested by an animal control officer or other agent of the County
- If the applicant receives notice that the registration has been rejected, the dog trainer must cease providing dog-training services until such time a registration has been approved
Get help
Department: Code Enforcement - Animal Control
Email: AnimalControl@HCFLGov.net
Phone: (813) 744-5660