Reminder: Dog Licenses Due April 1
Annual Brattleboro dog and wolf-hybrid licenses are available for the 2025 licensing period. All current dog owners were mailed a renewal notice in early February. To renew an existing dog license, return your payment and renewal notice with updated rabies vaccine information by April 1, 2025.
LICENSING FEES ON OR BEFORE APRIL 1
- NEUTERED – $21
- UNNEUTERED – $25
Specially trained assistance dogs may be eligible for a reduced licensing fee. Reach out to the Town Clerk’s office for more information.
License Renewal
We are experiencing difficulties with renewals through our online portal this year. While we work out the issues, please plan to renew your dog’s licenses in-person, via the drop box, or through the mail. We are optimistic that next year’s online renewal process will run seamlessly. Please make sure that the dog’s rabies vaccine is up to date and that the Town Clerk’s office has record of it. If we receive your payment and rabies verification by April 1, you will not be charged a late fee. Contact our office with questions or concerns.
Applying for a New License
If this is the first time a dog is being licensed in Brattleboro, owners must provide proof of current rabies vaccination from a veterinarian or clinic, along with the New Animal License application, which is available here and at the Town Clerk’s Office. If proof of spay and neuter is not printed on the rabies certificate, dog owners can submit an additional certificate of proof. If proof of spay and neuter is not provided, the unneutered fee applies.
Other Notes
Dog and wolf-hybrids licensed after April 1 will be charged a penalty. In addition, any person failing to license a dog or wolf-hybrid may be fined up to $100, and the dog or wolf-hybrid may be impounded.
If an animal licensed last year has died or been given away, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 802-251-8157 or [email protected], Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m; 1 to 5 p.m.
Vermont dog and wolf-hybrids 6 months of age and older must be licensed annually on or before April 1, and a current, unexpired rabies vaccination is required, according to Vermont State Statute Title 20. Owners, please check that the rabies vaccination is not expired before sending a payment. An animal is not considered licensed without proof of unexpired rabies vaccination and a payment.