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A Newsletter by the City of Saco, Maine	September, 2009	Return to newsletter index

Dog Licensing for 2010

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All dog licenses expire on December 31st. Starting on October 15th, you can license your dog for the upcoming 2010 year.

If this is a first time registration, and the dog has been Neutered or Spayed, please bring in the Certificate showing the dog has been altered as well as the Rabies Certificate.

For renewal registrations, you just need to bring in a current Rabies Certificate.

The fees are as follows:

$6.00 for altered dog

$11.00 for unaltered dog

$42.00 for a Kennel with up to 10 dogs (Kennel means dogs used for breeding, hunting, show, training, field trials, sledding, competition or exhibition purposes)

If more than 10 dogs in a Kennel, an additional fee of $42.00 will need to be paid

New Service Dogs - No Fee (A Service Dog Verification Form for Waiver of License Fee will need to be completed by applicant and a licensed Practitioner)

Renewal licenses processed after January 31st, will incur a $15.00 late fee. New dogs registrations need to be processed before the dog turns 6 months old, or if the dog is over 6 months old, then within 10 days of taking ownership, otherwise a $15.00 late fee will be assessed.

All kennels will need to be inspected by the Animal Control Officer Bruce Reynolds each year. Please contact Mr. Reynolds at the Police Dept. 284-4535 to schedule an inspection time.

Service dogs have been determined necessary to mitigate the effects of a physical or mental disability by a physician, psychologist, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner or licensed social; worker, or any animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a physical or mental disability, including but not limited to guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to intruders or sounds, providing reasonable protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair or fetching dropped items.

If your dog was licensed in 2009, and has since passed away, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 284-4831, so that we can remove your name from the records, so you won't receive a call from the Animal Control Officer in the Spring, inquiring as to why you have not licensed your dog.