Dog owners in St. Mary's County are reminded they will need to purchase tags for their pets through the County Treasurer's office or duly authorized agent. Before a license can be issued, the owner will need to produce a valid rabies certificate, issued by a licensed veterinarian, certifying that the dog is currently vaccinated against rabies. All dogs four months old or older are required to have a St. Mary's County license.
Each license certificate should include the date of issuance and expiration date, the owner's name, address, home telephone number, the animal's sex, breed, age, color/markings, rabies vaccination date, rabies tag number, and animal's name. Before any unsexed license can be issued, the owner needs to produce a certificate of surgical sterilization, issued by a licensed veterinarian, certifying that the dog has been spayed or neutered.
The annual dog license fees are:
-- Unneutered Male $7.50, Unspayed Female $7.50
-- Neutered Male $2.00, Spayed Female $2.00
License tags will be issued with the license certificate. Dogs are required to wear their tag at all times, except when confined in a kennel or when participating in a competition where such display is prohibited.
The license period is concurrent with the fiscal year, July 1 to June 30. License and tag expire on June 30 of each year. New tags need to be purchased between June 1st and July 31st. Beginning August 1 of each year, there will be an additional $2.00 penalty fee per license.
Pet licenses can be obtained at the St. Mary's County Treasurer's Office with the rabies and sterilization certificate proofs or by mailing copies of these certificates with the appropriate fee and a self-addressed stamp envelope to P.O. Box 642, 23150 Leonard Hall Drive, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Checks should be made payable to the St. Mary's County Treasurer. Cats are excluded from the licensing requirement.
For more information about the county's Animal Control Regulation go to http://www.stmarysmd.com/publicsafety/AnimalControlRegulations.pdf or call 301-475-8108 or via email to animalcontrol [at] co.saint-marys.md.us.
Each license certificate should include the date of issuance and expiration date, the owner's name, address, home telephone number, the animal's sex, breed, age, color/markings, rabies vaccination date, rabies tag number, and animal's name. Before any unsexed license can be issued, the owner needs to produce a certificate of surgical sterilization, issued by a licensed veterinarian, certifying that the dog has been spayed or neutered.
The annual dog license fees are:
-- Unneutered Male $7.50, Unspayed Female $7.50
-- Neutered Male $2.00, Spayed Female $2.00
License tags will be issued with the license certificate. Dogs are required to wear their tag at all times, except when confined in a kennel or when participating in a competition where such display is prohibited.
The license period is concurrent with the fiscal year, July 1 to June 30. License and tag expire on June 30 of each year. New tags need to be purchased between June 1st and July 31st. Beginning August 1 of each year, there will be an additional $2.00 penalty fee per license.
Pet licenses can be obtained at the St. Mary's County Treasurer's Office with the rabies and sterilization certificate proofs or by mailing copies of these certificates with the appropriate fee and a self-addressed stamp envelope to P.O. Box 642, 23150 Leonard Hall Drive, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Checks should be made payable to the St. Mary's County Treasurer. Cats are excluded from the licensing requirement.
For more information about the county's Animal Control Regulation go to http://www.stmarysmd.com/publicsafety/AnimalControlRegulations.pdf or call 301-475-8108 or via email to animalcontrol [at] co.saint-marys.md.us.
