PLEASE NOTE: An increase in dog licensing fees effective January 1, 2025
All towns in Vermont require that every dog six months or older be licensed every year beginning on January 1 to April 1 with the town clerk of the town where the dog is kept. To license a dog you must provide the town clerk with a certificate signed by a duly licensed veterinarian stating that the dog has received a current rabies vaccination approved by the state. Further information is available in Vermont Statues [20 V.S.A. § 3581 ( c )(2)]. The fee for a spayed or neutered animal is $11 and $15 for an intact animal. The fee for dogs registered after April 1 is $13 and $19 which includes a late fee.
The license tag provided for your dog’s collar serves two important purposes:
1. It bears an individual tag number, important information should your pet become lost or stolen.
2. For an officer of the law, a current tag documents that your dog is vaccinated for rabies and will not be destroyed.
Licensing your dog with the town clerk each year is a state requirement and a civic duty to ensure the health and safety of the residents of the Town of Woodbury when dealing with dog issues. Licensing your dog also provides the Town with information to ensure that lost dogs may be reunited with their owner. A portion of the fee contributes to state-wide rabies clinics and a low-cost spay & neuter program. In the 2024 session, the Vermont Legislature increased the fee to be collected for the rabies control program as part of licensing dogs and wolf-hybrids by $2 effective January 1, 2025.
Town Clerk Office hours are Monday – Thursday 9 A.M. – 1 P.M. and on Tuesday evenings from 6 P.M. – 8 P.M. You may call the office at 802-456-7051 for details on the process. You also can mail or drop off a check (Town of Woodbury) and current rabies certificate (if needed) to the office and we will mail you a license and tag. The mailing address:
Town of Woodbury
PO Box 10
Woodbury, VT 05681
Thank you for licensing your dog(s)!
Robin Durkee, Woodbury Town Clerk