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Dog Registration and Vaccination Quiz: Beginner

The paperwork that comes first when a dog joins your family. Five questions on the registration deadline, the annual rabies shot, the tags, and moving house, each with a sourced explanation. About 2 minutes.

Questions in this quiz (5)

Answers and explanations appear after you finish all the questions.

  1. For a dog kept entirely indoors, which statement about the rabies vaccination is legally correct in Japan?

    • A dog never taken outside is exempt
    • Once every three years is enough
    • It is required once every year

  2. When a dog joins your family, by when must you register it with the municipality?

    • Within 14 days of bringing it home
    • Within 30 days of bringing it home
    • Within 90 days of bringing it home

  3. What is the correct way to handle the registration tag and the vaccination tag you are issued?

    • Keep both attached to the dog
    • Store them carefully at home
    • Attach only the vaccination tag

  4. How often does a dog need to be registered with the municipality?

    • Renewal is required once a year
    • Renewal is required once every three years
    • Once in the dog's lifetime, with no renewal

  5. You move to a different municipality with an already registered dog. Which step is required?

    • Notify the municipality you moved into
    • Notify the municipality you moved out of
    • Mention it at the next rabies vaccination

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