Winchester, Massachusetts

Section 10-7 License Fees and Procedure. 

The annual fee for a dog license shall be $20 for a female or male dog unless a certificate of a registered veterinarian who performed the operation certified that such dog has been spayed or neutered, in which case the fee shall be $15. A certified copy of such certificate on file in the office of any town clerk within the commonwealth may be accepted as evidence that such operation has been performed. If the Town Clerk is satisfied that a certificate of the veterinarian who spayed or neutered the dog cannot be obtained, the Town Clerk may accept in lieu thereof a statement signed under the penalties of perjury by a registered veterinarian doing business in this commonwealth stating that said veterinarian has examined said dog and that it appears, in said veterinarian’s opinion, to have been spayed or neutered or a receipt of a bill from the veterinarian who performed the operation that spayed or neutered said dog. No fee shall be charged for a license for a dog specially trained and currently utilized to lead or serve a person with special needs. April 15 is established as the deadline date for procurement of a dog license. After that date, a penalty charge of $10 will be added to the license fee.