Dog Licenses
Dog License Application
Click Here to License your Dog
The Town Clerk's Office mails to all dog owners on record a renewal letter the first week in January each year. The deadline to license dogs is April 15. Dogs may be licensed online by clicking the link above. You may license a new dog online as long as you fax in the dog's rabies certificate. Note: No more than 3 dogs are allowed in Winchester. For each license, the following is needed:
- Current rabies vaccination certificate showing the expiration date
- $20 for each dog if it has not been spayed or neutered
- $15 for each spayed or neutered dog
- Certificate of spaying or neutering is required, if not already on file with the Town Clerk
Highlights of Leash & Animal Litter Laws
- All dogs must be vaccinated against rabies and licensed at 6 months of age.
- All dogs must be licensed every year. Dog owners are subject to fines of up to $50 if dogs are not licensed
- A 24 hour leash law is enforced
- Owners of dogs that produce nuisance barking, howling, and/or biting will be subject to citation and fine
- No person shall keep more than 3 dogs over the age of 3 months
- No kennel licenses are permitted (Code of Bylaws, Chapter 10)
- All animal litter left on sidewalks, on public property, or on private property not owned by the dog owner, must be removed and disposed of in an appropriate manner.
- Dog owners are subject to fines up to $75 for non-compliance with this bylaw (Code of Bylaws, Chapter 8)