Dog Licenses and Laws
Current licenses expire on June 30, 2021. You can renew or get a new license by mail by sending a rabies certificate, (for renewals, only if the one we have on file has expired), a check payable to Town of Andover for $8 if the dog is spayed or neutered or $19 if unaltered along with a self addressed stamped envelope for return of the license. New Licenses require proof of spay / neuter in addition to the rabies information. You can also renew or license in person at the Town Clerk's Office - 17 School Road - Andover. When renewing by mail a self addressed stamped envelope must be included for return of the license. Proof of spay/neuter certificate and a current rabies certificate must be presented unless a current certficate is on file with the Town Clerk.
If you have any questions, please contact the Town Clerk 860-742-0188 extension 218.
- All dogs six months and over are required to have a license.
- Tag or plate to be attached to dog collar or harness.
- Each owner or keeper of a licensed dog shall keep around its neck or body a collar or harness of leather or other suitable material, to which shall be securely attached a tag or plate issued to such person by the town clerk.
- No owner or keeper of any dog shall allow such dog to roam at large upon the land of another and not under control of the owner or keeper.
- The common source of annoyance and concern is “roaming.”