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Notice 09-05-2025 : 2025 Open Book Date is Monday, September 22, 2025 from 10am to 1pm and the 2025 Board of Review Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 from 5pm to 7pm

What are the fees and rules for dogs?

Except as provided in s. 174.054, the owner of a dog more than 5 months of age on January 1 of any year, or 5 months of age within the license year, shall annually, or on or before the date the dog becomes 5 months of age, pay the dog license tax and obtain a license by March 31.

You will need to provide a copy of the rabies certificate (not the receipt showing you paid for the vaccination) along with payment.

For dogs that have been spayed or neutered the cost is $3.00; dogs that have not been spayed or neutered $8.00. If paid after March 31, there is an additional $5.00 late fee added.

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Here are some highlights of Article II Dogs and Cats

§ 212-4Dog license required.

It shall be unlawful for any person in the Village to own, harbor or keep any dog more than five months of age without complying with the provisions of this section and §§ 174.05 through 174.10, Wis. Stats., relating to the listing, licensing and tagging of same.

§ 212-5License fees for dogs.

A. The license fee for a dog shall be as follows:

(1) Unneutered male dog: $8.

(2) Unspayed female dog: $8.

(3) Neutered male dog: $3.

(4) Spayed female dog: $3.

(5) Duplicate license: $3.

B. In the event a dog becomes five months of age after July 1, 1/2 of the appropriate fee shall be charged.

§ 212-6Late fees.  The Clerk-Treasurer shall assess and collect a late fee of $5 from every owner of a dog five months of age or older if the owner failed to obtain a license prior to April 1 of each year or within 30 days of acquiring ownership of a licensable dog, or if the owner failed to obtain a license before the dog reached licensable age.

§ 212-8Rabies vaccination required.  It shall be unlawful for any person to keep a dog in the Village which is over five months of age and has not received a rabies vaccination as required by § 95.21(2), Wis. Stats. No dog license shall be issued until a certificate of rabies vaccination issued by a veterinarian has been presented. A rabies vaccination tag shall be attached to the collar of all licensed dogs at all times, except as provided in § 95.21(2)(f), Wis. Stats.