How do I get a Dog License?

Dog Licensing is completed using online platform:  OpenGov 

Dog License Link to application click here 

City of Newburyport Code of Ordinances:  Licensing of Dogs 

All dogs six (6) months old or older must be licensed and tagged. Licensing will be done by the office of the city clerk. The owner or keeper of any dog in the city shall obtain a license for such dog by April first of each year. The license fees for dogs shall be as established by order of the city council and published in Appendix B, Municipal Fee Schedule.

Senior citizens (aged sixty-five (65) and over) who show proof of age shall be entitled to a license without paying said fees for their dogs, provided, however, that any applicable late fees shall still apply.

Any blind, deaf or mobility-impaired person who is the owner or keeper of a dog trained to guide and assist them may receive a license for such dog from the office of the city clerk, for which no fee shall be charged. Also, dogs between six (6) months and one (1) year of age, placed for training as guide dogs, may also receive a license from the office of the city clerk at no fee, provided that satisfactory evidence is presented by its owner or keeper that such dog was placed by an organization which supplies such guide dogs.