Municipal register for potentially dangerous dogs (PPP)

What to have to hand

1. Cl@ve/certificado digital to submit everything without going to the town hall.
2. Dog identified and vaccinated: microchip and rabies up to date.
3. RC PPP insurance with the minimum coverage of your CCAA and the paid receipt.
4. Psicotécnico from a CRC (fit physically and psychologically) valid now.
5. Certificado de antecedentes penales or tick the authorisation on the application.

Documentation

1. DNI/NIE and empadronamiento in the municipality.
2. Certificado de penales recent (or authorise consultation).
3. Informe psicofísico from a CRC (last 12 months).
4. Policy and receipt of the RC PPP insurance (minimum coverage of your CCAA; Madrid 150.000€; in many CCAA 120.000€).
5. Veterinary record with rabies valid and microchip number.
6. Proof of regional registration of the microchip (RIAC/AIAC, etc.).
7. Municipal forms for licencia de tenencia and registro del animal.
8. If requested: photo of the dog and sterilisation certificate.

Step by step

1. Microchip and vaccines: the vet registers the chip in the regional file. Leave with the receipt.
2. RC insurance: get it specific for PPP, with the dog identified by chip. Keep policy and paid receipt.
3. Psicotécnico: do it at a Centro de Reconocimiento de Conductores. They issue it on the spot.
4. Penales: get the certificate at the sede del Ministerio de Justicia (sede.mjusticia.gob.es > Certificado de antecedentes penales) with Cl@ve, or authorise the town hall to check it.
5. Licence: go to your town hall’s sede electrónica (e.g. sede.madrid.es > Trámites), find the procedure, fill it, attach everything and sign.
6. Register the animal: with the licence (or together if the ayuntamiento allows), submit the inscripción del perro in the Municipal Register, with chip, vaccines and insurance.
7. Resolution: it will arrive via the sede or by post. Download it and carry it when you walk the dog.

Time-savers

1. Do the psicotécnico and buy the insurance the same day: that way they won’t expire before the decision.
2. Tick the authorisation for penales consultation in the application if your ayuntamiento allows it: you’ll avoid uploading the PDF.
3. Upload clear PDFs: policy + paid receipt, not just the insurance quote.
4. Book a face-to-face appointment only if the sede fails: online is often faster and you don’t depend on scarce slots.

Common mistakes that will mess up your application

1. Insufficient insurance: coverage below the minimum required by your CCAA. Denial and you must repeat the process.
2. Psicotécnico expired (older than 12 months): they will reject it.
3. Not registering the chip in the regional file: without that receipt they won’t register the dog.
4. Walking without muzzle/short leash thinking the application receipt is enough: serious fine.
5. Forgetting to renew the licence (usually every 5 años): if you get stopped with an expired licence, expect a fine.