Dog Licensing 2020

Lynnfield - 2020 Dog Tags Now Available

The Town Clerk’s office in Lynnfield is pleased to announce the 2020 dog tags are now available, beginning Monday, December 9th.  All 2019 Dog Licenses expire on December 31, 2019.   MGL Chapter 140, Section 137 requires all dogs six months of age or older must be licensed and evidence of a current rabies vaccination must be provided.  Lynnfield’s By-Law Section 17A requires all dogs be licensed on January 1st of each license period.  The license period is from January 1^st to the following December 31^st.    The fees are $10.00 per neutered/spayed dog and $15.00 per intact dog.  Residents age 70 and over; the fee is waived upon proof of age. 

There are three ways to purchase dog tags:  in person at the Clerk’s office, through the mail, or on-line.  Each of these ways, you will need a current copy of the dog’s rabies certificate and acceptable payment in person or through the mail can be cash or check – made payable to the Town of Lynnfield.   If registering your dog in person, credit / debit cards are accepted in the Town Clerk’s office.

To order your dog tag through the mail, you can use the application that will be included in the 2020 Annual Census that will be mailed early January, or go on line to https://www.town.lynnfield.ma.us/town-clerk/pages/dog-licenses-information.  If requesting your dog tag through the mail, please remember to include a self-addressed stamped (.50) envelope in order for the dog tag to be mailed to you.  The third way is on-line registration and payment by credit / debit card.  From the town’s web site, click on “Departments”, and then click on “Town Clerk”.  Once on the Town Clerk’s page, there is a link for “Dog Licensing and Information”.  On this page, you will find the instructions needed.

Should you have any questions regarding dog licensing, please feel free to call the Town Clerk’s office at 781-334-9400.