What? Annual Dog Registration (licensing)
Why? Required by State Statute for all dogs over 6 months of age (20 V.S.A. § 3581)
When? January 1 – April 1
Where? City Clerk’s office, 2 Lincoln Street
Cost? $13 if your dog is spayed or neutered, $17 if your dog is intact
Where does the money go? $7.00 of the fee collected for each license is sent to the State of Vermont; $3.00 for the State rabies control program and administration of State animal welfare laws, as well as $4.00 for the State spay/neuter program.
The local share retained by the city helps support the animal control officer, dog par,k and licensing administration.
For more information about how to obtain a license for your dog, see https://www.essexjunction.org/departments/clerk/dog-licenses