Dog Licenses

Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §22-338, the owner of each dog over the age of six (6) months must license their dog(s) with the Office of the Town Clerk in the town of residence no later than the 30th of June each year. There is a $1.00 per month late fee assessed for overdue licenses.  Failure to license your dog(s) is punishable by a fine in the amount of $75.00 per dog.

The licensing fee is $8.00 for each spayed or neutered dog and $19.00 for each unaltered dog. To obtain the discounted license fee for newly spayed or neutered animals, you must provide a copy of the spay/neuter certificate.  If your dog's rabies vaccination expired after you licensed him/her last year, you must also provide a current rabies certificate in order to obtain a new license. 

Licenses may be obtained in person at the Kent Town Clerk's office during normal business hours, Monday - Thursday 9:00 - 4:00 and Friday 9:00 - 12 noon. 

You may also obtain licenses by mail; new or renewal. To license by mail, please complete and print out dog license application and return it with full payment to the Town Clerk, P.O. Box 843, Kent, CT, 06757, along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of dog tags. Checks should be made payable to "Town of Kent". Please complete a separate form for each dog you must license. 

EFFECTIVE FRIDAY SEPT. 1, 2023:  The online renewal system is closed for the 2023-2024 year.  Licenses (new or renewal) may still be done by mail or in person (see above)