License for owning pets?

Where I live, you do have to get a dog license for each dog that you own. I'm not sure if other animals must be licensed. I don't think you need a cat license. You may need one for more exotic pets.

Andrew, just because some pet owners are ignorant or mean does not mean that they all are.

The purpose of the dog license is not to stop human stupidity. It's to have a record of the dog's rabies vaccine in case your dog bites someone and it is reported. If you don't have record of the rabies vaccine, your dog will be put in quarantine and you might not get it back.