New Bedford, Massachusetts

Sec. 4-19. – Regular licensing.

All dogs shall be licensed annually before February 1 in the office of the city clerk. The fee for licensing shall be ten dollars ($10.00) if spayed or neutered and twenty dollars ($20.00) if unaltered plus any applicable surcharges. There shall be a discount of the annual fee of five dollars ($5.00) upon proof of behavioral training certification, American Temperament Test Society certification or AKC Canine Good Citizen certification. Such proof must be presented annually for discount to be applicable. Documentation of active insurance policy must be provided at time of licensing for dangerous or vicious dogs required under subsection 4-29(f). No kennel license of five (5) dogs or more shall be issued in any residentially zoned area.