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ANIMAL CONTROL For over 27 years Robert Larrabee has been our Animal Control Officer. He has had a unique year due to COVID. State Law requires the licensing of all dogs, as you can imagine, this also creates the requirement for someone to enforce these laws. He generally visits the Town on a daily basis to check in, answer domestic animal complaints, and enforce dog licensing requirements.

Total # of complaints: 210

Registered Dogs

47 Cat Complaints 7 Animal Bites 10 Animal Trespass 18 Dog pick-ups

57 Unaltered

301 Spayed/Neutered 3 Service Dogs 5 Kennel Licenses

RABIES IS FATAL – PLEASE VACCINATE YOUR PETS! All dogs MUST (by State Law) be licensed within the municipality of which their owner resides annually by December 31 st . Cost to license is $11 for unaltered and $6 if spayed/neutered. After January 31 st , a $25 late fee, per dog, is assessed. Service dogs, although they do not require the annual fee, must still be licensed by December 31 st and will still be assessed the late fee as applicable.

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