Dog Registration

It is important to vaccinate your dog against rabies and keep a current rabies certificate on file with the Town. The Select Board has waived the registration fee for dogs who renew their license by April 1, 2025 and have a current rabies certificate on file with the town valid at least through April 1, 2025. According to State Law (20 VSA Chapter 193 Domestic Pet or Wolf Hybrid Control) - "All dogs are required to be registered in the town in which they reside by no later than April 1st of each year." After April 1st a $ 4.00 late fee will be added.

Payment Options:

• Checks are make payable to: Town of Jericho
• Credit cards accepted. A convenience fee applies

If you have a new puppy, you can wait until it is 6 months old and it needs to have the rabies vaccine before it can be registered.

How to register your dog:

1. Online: Registration form on this page. (Please avoid using the "Explorer" browser; use current versions of Chrome, Firefox, or Safari)
2. In-person at Town Hall ( M-Th 8-4, Fridays 8-12:00 noon)-- or use the drop box outside the Town Hall 24/7 if you want to leave an updated certificate.
3. Mail: Jericho Town Clerk Office, PO Box 67,Jericho VT 05465

Your registration should include the following:

• The appropriate fee, see current fee schedule.
• A copy of the current rabies certificate (if not already on file)
• Your dog's registration information (if not already on file)
• If your veterinarian has exempted your dog from receiving the rabies vaccination, please provide the appropriate documentation signed by your dog's veterinarian.

* As of January 1, 2025 registration fees include statewide surcharge of $7. This covers a rabies control program ($1) and the establishment of funding of a statewide spaying/neutering program ($4), creating a State program for the administration of State animal welfare laws ($2). For more information about the V-snip program, go to VSNIP.

**At the Select Board meeting December 29, 2014 a motion was approved waiving the registration fee for all dogs that are registered in time and that have a rabies vaccine on file that is valid through April 1, 2015, in addition the Town will pay the $4 fee to the state for each dog registered in a timely manner.

*** As of January 1, 2025 there is a $7 fee due to the state for each dog registered. The Select Board is continuing to waive the fee for timely registration by April 1 as long as there is a copy of the rabies certificate provided to the Town that is at least valid through April 1, 2025.

Here is a song about a wise dog, sung by Patti Casey, titled Old Man