Animal 411
Animal Control: License Your Dog or Risk $75 Fine
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The head of the New Canaan Police Department’s Animal Control section is urging residents to license their dogs this month.
New Canaan typically has about 3,000 dogs licensed annually for the licensing period that starts July 1, according to Animal Control Officer Sean Godejohn.
“A large portion of New Canaan residents do get their dogs licensed on time,” Godejohn told NewCanaanite.com.
Referring to the annual figure of approximately 3,000 dogs, he added, “We could always do better.”
Dog owners can renew their dog licenses online here. The application for first-time licenses (and additional information) can be found here, on the Town Clerk’s page of the town website. Dog licensing is required by state law. “All dogs must have a dog license and display the tag on the dogs collar,” Godejohn said. “Failure to license is a $75 fine per dog.