Dog licensing: keep it legal

WINSTED — June has arrived. Not only is summer just around the corner, but it’s also time to renew your dog’s license.

In Connecticut, municipal dog licenses are good for up to one year, from June 1 to June 30 of the following year. Therefore, throughout the state, dogs are licensed during the month.

A new dog — whether new to the owner or new to the town — can be licensed anytime during the year.

All dogs six months or older are required to hold current and valid tags in the city or town where they reside with their owner. Owners not in compliance face a possible fine.

To obtain a license for a new dog or to renew a dog’s current tag, residents are required to provide the town clerk’s office proof their pet has received an updated rabies vaccination.

The fee to license dogs who have been spayed or neutered is $8. A spayed/neutered certificate must be provided as proof the first time a dog is registered in the town, and that information will then be permanently recorded for annual renewals.

Guide dogs, however, can be registered for free upon proof of service.

The licensing fee for all other dogs is $19 a year.

Owners who do not relicense their pet by the end of June will be assessed an additional $1 penalty for each month that their animal has not held a current license.

If a pet loses its tag, a replacement tag can be purchased from the town clerk’s office for 50 cents.

Also, kennel licenses for dogs for show, sport or sale are available at an annual fee of $51 for 10 tags.

The Winsted town clerk’s office is open Monday through Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, call the office at 860-738-6963, ext. 342.

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