Residents may renew their dog license(s) online. Please be prepared to provide your previous tag number and your bank information, and updated rabies information, if necessary.

State of New Hampshire RSA 466:1 requires that every owner or keeper of a dog 4 months old or older shall annually cause it to be registered, numbered, described, and licensed for one year in the office the clerk of the city or town in which the dog is kept, and shall cause it to wear around its neck a collar to which shall be attached a metal tag with the following information thereon: the name of the city or town, year of issue of license and its registered number. Regardless of when the license is obtained, the license shall be effective from May 1 to April 30 of the subsequent year. RSA 466:14 requires the clerk of the city or town to issue a $25 civil forfeiture to the owner or keeper of each unlicensed dog.

If one is not on file with the Town Clerk, please provide a rabies certificate when securing a dog license. The certificate and license fee may be faxed, scanned, mailed or hand delivered to the Town Clerks Office. License fees are as follows:

Altered Animal	$6.50
Male or Female	$9.00
Senior Citizen Owner (first dog only)	$2.00
Group License (5 or more dogs same owner)	$20.00
Late Fee per Month	$1.00
Civil Forfeiture-Unlicensed Dog	$25.00

Windham has adopted a “dog control” law which states that the dog must be in the presence and sight of a responsible adult at all times, must respond when called. There are also statutes regarding nuisance and vicious dog offenses, and local regulations regarding dogs on Town property. Learn more about responsible pet ownership in Windham here.

The Animal Control Officer will take into custody any dog found off the property of its owners, having reason to believe it is a stray, or any dog without a current tag on its collar.

If you have any questions, or need to contact the Dog Control Officer, her name is Anna Jenoski and her number is 603-434-5577.