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Somerville dog license

The office for a dog in Somerville is Somerville City Clerk. The city clerk publishes a dog license application and a dog kennel license application. No dollar fee is repeated here because the page used for this city did not supply one that this entry quotes. The retrieved clerk page lists the applications and does not print an age or a price. Read the linked page before you pay, because a form can change. This entry does not add a phone number or a penalty that the page does not show.

Checked against the official page on October 11, 2026. Ordinances change. Confirm the fee and the office before you pay.

Licensing office
Somerville City Clerk
What the official page says
The city clerk publishes a dog license application and a dog kennel license application.
Fee
Not published by an official source we could verify.
Official page
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The city clerk publishes a dog license application and a dog kennel license application. Massachusetts section 137 still requires a license for a dog over six months in the town where it is kept. That is the rule taken from the fetched page, not from a neighboring city. Read the linked page before you pay, because a form can change. This entry does not add a phone number or a penalty that the page does not show.

No dollar fee is repeated here because the page used for this city did not supply one that this entry quotes. Use Somerville's form rather than Boston's prices. The state context is Massachusetts, and the city page controls if it is more specific. Read the linked page before you pay, because a form can change. This entry does not add a phone number or a penalty that the page does not show.

In Somerville, start with the office named above and the linked government page. A rabies certificate from a veterinarian shows the vaccine. It is the city or county license only if that official page says the certificate is the license. Tags issued by another city do not automatically transfer when you move to Somerville. Ask whether the page's age rule, late fee, and spay or neuter difference apply to your dog before you pay.

Key facts for Somerville

Official sources

Somerville City Clerk

Official page used for the city rule.

What to do next

  1. Use Somerville City Clerk for a dog kept in Somerville.
  2. Bring the proof the page names, usually a rabies certificate.
  3. Ignore a fee that is not on the official page.

Statewide context is on the Massachusetts guide. Other verified cities are on the city index.