Marblehead, Massachusetts

§ 13-10 Licensing and registration of dogs.

A. License and registration required. All dogs kept, harbored, or maintained by their owner or keepers in the Town of Marblehead shall be licensed and registered if over six months of age. Dog licenses shall be issued by the Town Clerk upon the payment of a license fee of $20 for a spayed or neutered dog or upon the payment of a license fee of $25 for an intact dog. The owner or keeper shall state at the time application is made for such license and upon printed forms provided for such purpose the owner’s or keeper’s name and address, and the name, breed, color and sex of each dog owned or kept by the applicant. For a spayed or neutered dog, a veterinarian’s certificate shall be provided to the Town Clerk upon application for a license as proof that the dog is spayed or neutered; provided, however, that the Town Clerk, in the Clerk’s discretion, may accept such alternative forms of proof as are specified in Section 139 of M.G.L. Chapter 140, where a veterinarian’s certificate cannot be obtained.