diff --git a/app/backend/wells/models.py b/app/backend/wells/models.py
index 3c9c2b0b1..aea89c297 100644
--- a/app/backend/wells/models.py
+++ b/app/backend/wells/models.py
@@ -1912,6 +1912,9 @@ def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
             if not self.create_date:
                 self.create_date = timezone.now()
 
+        if self.legal_pid:
+            self.legal_pid = self.legal_pid.replace('-', '')
+
         return super().save(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
diff --git a/app/frontend/src/submissions/components/SubmissionForm/Location.vue b/app/frontend/src/submissions/components/SubmissionForm/Location.vue
index 35036e012..8a5ea6e55 100644
--- a/app/frontend/src/submissions/components/SubmissionForm/Location.vue
+++ b/app/frontend/src/submissions/components/SubmissionForm/Location.vue
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
           <p class="font-weight-bold">3) Parcel Identifier (PID)</p>
           <form-input
               id="legalPID"
-              type="number"
+              type="text"
               hint="*Input a 9 digit number (including leading zeroes, if necessary)"
               v-model="legalPIDInput"
               :errors="errors['legal_pid']"
diff --git a/app/frontend/src/submissions/views/SubmissionsHome.vue b/app/frontend/src/submissions/views/SubmissionsHome.vue
index 84d1545f6..fa20f1955 100644
--- a/app/frontend/src/submissions/views/SubmissionsHome.vue
+++ b/app/frontend/src/submissions/views/SubmissionsHome.vue
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ export default {
         data.well = data.well.well_tag_number
       }
 
+      if (data.legal_pid) {
+        data.legal_pid = data.legal_pid.replace(/-/g, '');
+      }
+
       if (!this.isStaffEdit) {
         let skipKeys = []
         // we need both ground elevation and its method to be sent for validation on submission
@@ -322,7 +326,7 @@ export default {
         if (window.location.href.indexOf('localhost:8080') > -1 ||
             window.location.href.indexOf('gwells-dev-pr') > -1 ||
             window.location.href.indexOf('gwells-staging') > -1
-        ) { 
+        ) {
           testEnv = true
         }
 
@@ -587,7 +591,7 @@ export default {
     },
     groundwaterProtectionRegulationValidation(errors) {
       const {
-        owner_full_name, 
+        owner_full_name,
         owner_mailing_address,
         owner_city,
         owner_province_state,
@@ -614,7 +618,7 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     validateWellIdentificationPlateFields(errors) {
-      const { 
+      const {
         well_class,
         identification_plate_number,
         well_identification_plate_attached,
@@ -622,7 +626,7 @@ export default {
 
       const validateWellClasses = [WELL_CLASS.WATER_SUPPLY, WELL_CLASS.INJECTION, WELL_CLASS.RECHARGE]
       const isWellIdentificationPlateToBeVerified = validateWellClasses.includes(well_class)
-      
+
       if (isWellIdentificationPlateToBeVerified == false) { return; }
 
       if (!identification_plate_number) {
@@ -633,11 +637,11 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     validateWellFields(errors) {
-      const { 
-        work_start_date, 
-        work_end_date, 
-        drilling_methods, 
-        total_depth_drilled, 
+      const {
+        work_start_date,
+        work_end_date,
+        drilling_methods,
+        total_depth_drilled,
         finished_well_depth
       } = this.form;
 
@@ -650,19 +654,19 @@ export default {
       if (drilling_methods.length === 0) {
         errors.drilling_methods = ['Drilling Methods Required.'];
       }
-      if (!total_depth_drilled) { 
-        errors.total_depth_drilled = ['Total Depth Drilled Required.']; 
+      if (!total_depth_drilled) {
+        errors.total_depth_drilled = ['Total Depth Drilled Required.'];
       }
-      if (!finished_well_depth) { 
-        errors.finished_well_depth = ['Finished Well Depth Required.']; 
+      if (!finished_well_depth) {
+        errors.finished_well_depth = ['Finished Well Depth Required.'];
       }
     },
     newlyConstructedWellValidation(errors) {
-      const { 
+      const {
         work_start_date,
         work_end_date,
       } = this.form
-      
+
       const mandatoryLicensingDate = NEW_WELL_CONSTRUCTION_VALIDATION_DATE;
 
       const workStartDatePastWorkEndDate = ((work_start_date !== '' && work_end_date !== '') && work_start_date > work_end_date);
@@ -730,14 +734,14 @@ export default {
           if (!this.form.latitude){
             errors.latitude = ['Valid Latitude Required'];
           }
-          if (!this.form.longitude) { 
+          if (!this.form.longitude) {
             errors.longitude = ['Valid Longitude Required']
           }
         } else if (wellCoordsNotWithinBC) {
           errors.position = ['Coordinates not within BC']
         }
       }
-      
+
       // Always validate well_class and intended_water_use except for ALT or DEC submissions with a
       // well_tag_number specified
       if (validateWellClassAndIntendedWaterUse) {