If your pet is a dog, you will need to register it with the local police station when you finally move into your apartment.
　　
　　The regulations are as follows:

　　All dogs, whether bought locally or imported from outside China through a full quarantine, are required by law to be licensed. No foreign national, irrespective of whether holding a residents' permit or not, can register the dog himself, it must be registered using the ID Card of a local Chinese.

　　
　　Application forms (which are in Chinese) must be completed and accompanied by three photographs: one of the dog's face, one side view of the dog and one passport-sized photograph of the owner.
　　
　　Dog license prices vary depending on where you live - the city is divided into two areas - the inner ringroad and outer ringroad. People living in the inner ringroad pay more - the current price to register a dog is RMB 2,000. People in the outer ringroad pay half that - RMB 1,000.

　　
　　Gubei and further out (towards Hong Qiao) are considered outer ringroad, anything closer to town is inner ringroad.