Dog Licenses Due by July 1st
It is required by law that all dogs be licensed by July 1st. If you live in two communities the dog should be licensed in both.
You may license your dog at the Town Clerk’s office. Cash or check only.
- Proof of Spay/Neuter and rabies certificate is needed to license your dog (not the tag).
- $10 for spay/neutered dog
- $15 for male/female dog
- Free for owners 70+
If you would like to license by mail forms are available on the Town Clerk’s page of the Town website.
Please note that there is a leash law in Scituate. See the General Bylaws Section 30460 to review the entire bylaw.
No owner or keeper of a dog shall permit said dog to be in any street, including public or private ways or ways in existence prior to the adoption of these bylaws, or public place, or on the property of another without the express permission of the owner or occupant of such property, without such dog being effectively restrained by chain or leash, which chain or leash shall be under the direct and positive control of such owner, keeper or other person. No owner or keeper of a dog shall permit said dog, whether leashed or unleashed, to be on a beach between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. from June fifteenth through September fifteenth, inclusive or on school property, playgrounds, cemeteries and athletic fields maintained by the Town at any time.