Dog Tags Now Available In Essex

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Town of Essex

2020 dog tags and licences are now available from the Town of Essex.

Dog owners can purchase their tags during regular business hours at Essex Town Hall and the Harrow and Colchester South Community Centre. Dog tags are no longer available for purchase at the Computer Centre in Harrow.

Owners of previously-licenced dogs should have received an invoice by mail this month. For new owners, all dogs over six months of age are required to have a tag.

Up to April 1st, 2020, tags for previously licensed spayed/neutered dogs will cost $15, while tags for unsprayed/unneutered dogs will cost $25. After April 1, fees double to $30 and $50 respectively. After July 1, fees increase to $45 and $75. Tags for service animals (as defined by AODA standards) and police dogs are provided at no charge. Please remember to bring documentation that your dog has been spayed/neutered to receive the lower rate.

Dog owners are also reminded of the other requirements outlined in the Town’s Animal Care and Control By-law. Residents are allowed a maximum of three dogs per household. Dogs and other animals cannot be tethered or chained for longer than four hours. Owners are also banned from driving with an animal in the back of an open pickup truck and from leaving an animal in a car when the temperature is too hot or cold.