Calling All Milford Dog Owners: June is Dog Licensing Month!

Dog licensing to be held June 1-30 at City Clerk’s Office

June is Dog License Renewal Month in Connecticut. Per state law, all dogs over 6 months of age must be licensed in their municipality each year between June 1 and June 30, as old licenses expire on June 30.

The fee is $19 for a male or female dog who is unaltered. However, it only costs $8 to license a spayed or neutered canine. All dogs must be up to date on their rabies vaccination to be licensed. Proof of rabies vaccination and proof of spay/neuter is required, both can be provided by your veterinarian.

The documents and fee can be brought in person to the City Clerk’s office or mailed. Owners then receive the new licensing tag for the upcoming year to attach to their dog’s collar. The City Clerk’s office is located in the Parsons building at 70 West River St. There is a $1 late fee for each month the dog is not licensed after June 30th . While licensing a dog is the law, it also brings perks for pooches and their owners. The most important way a tag can help is finding owners of lost pets.

Since each tag’s ID is associated with the pet’s family, owners can be easily contacted when a runaway is picked up by an animal control officer. Owners can be fined if their dogs do not have an up-to-date license.

Helping your dog by getting a license also helps pets in need. The dog licensing program helps fund the Animal Population Control Program which provides vaccination and sterilization benefits to municipal shelter pets, pets belonging to in-need families, and feral cats.

For more information on dog licensing requirements, visit www.ct.gov/doag/apcp