{"id":2371,"date":"2015-01-11T17:15:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T21:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=2371"},"modified":"2015-01-11T17:15:20","modified_gmt":"2015-01-11T21:15:20","slug":"dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=2371","title":{"rendered":"Dogs!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n<p>Hanover Town Clerk Cathy Harder-Bernier announced today that 2015 Town of<br \/>\nHanover dog licenses are now available in the Hanover Town Clerk\u2019s<br \/>\nOffice.  Residents may fill out the dog license application that is found<br \/>\non-line on the Town Clerk\u2019s section of the Town of Hanover website at:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.hanover-ma.gov\/sites\/hanoverma\/files\/file\/file\/hanover_dog_license_application.pdf<br \/>\n.  Completed forms may be mailed in with payment, proof of rabies<br \/>\nvaccination, and appropriate pre-paid return mailing envelope to the Town<br \/>\nClerk\u2019s Office, 550 Hanover Street, Hanover, MA  02339 and your tag will<br \/>\nbe mailed back to you.  As has always been the case, dog licenses may also<br \/>\nbe obtained in person at the Town Clerk\u2019s Office during normal business<br \/>\nhours.  <\/p>\n<p>Hanover residents are reminded that license fees were increased at the May<br \/>\n2013 Annual Town Meeting and are as follows:  spayed or neutered dogs are<br \/>\n$10, and female or male intact dogs are $15.  The licensing period is<br \/>\nJanuary 1, 2015 \u2013 April 30, 2015, and a $35 late fee applies beginning<br \/>\nMay 1, 2015.  The license is good for one year.  Unlicensed dogs are<br \/>\nsubject to a minimum of a $25 fine, with an additional $25 fine if<br \/>\nunleashed and $50 if unvaccinated for rabies.<\/p>\n<p>According to Massachusetts General Laws, the owner or keeper of a dog over<br \/>\nthe age of 6 months shall obtain a license for the dog from the Town Clerk.<br \/>\n The owner of the dog needs to provide the Town Clerk with a veterinary<br \/>\ncertification that the dog was vaccinated for rabies.  If the dog is spayed<br \/>\nor neutered and has not been registered in Hanover prior to this year, or<br \/>\nis newly altered, a copy of the certificate or receipt from the<br \/>\nveterinarian who spayed or neutered the dog must also be submitted.  <\/p>\n<p>If you have questions or need more information about licensing your dog in<br \/>\nHanover, please call the Town Clerk\u2019s Office at (781) 826-5000 x1079 or<br \/>\ne-mail catherine.harderbernier@hanover-ma.gov or<br \/>\njoanne.oconnor@hanover-ma.gov .<\/p>\n<p>For &#8220;Around Town on the Web&#8221;,<br \/>\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8220;Around Town on the Web&#8221; (&#8220;ATOTW&#8221;) has been a valued push notification<br \/>\nsince the spring of 2004 &#8211; long before there were push notifications!<\/p>\n<p>For submission guidelines and answers to frequently asked questions<br \/>\nabout &#8220;ATOTW&#8221;, please go to http:\/\/www.atotw.com.<br \/>\nTo search for archived &#8220;ATOTW&#8221; news, view the archive<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\nIf you would like to be added to this distribution list, click here<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\nPlease follow the link in the response e-mail to validate your<br \/>\naccount. 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