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Dog licenses are available
Friday, Aug. 7, 2009
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Licenses for dogs in St. Mary's County are required and can be purchased in the county treasurer's office in the Patuxent Building off Leonard Hall Drive in Leonardtown (301-475-4472), the animal control office in the Public Safety Building off Baldridge Street in Leonardtown (301-475-4200, ext. 2115) and also at the Tri-County Animal Shelter at 6707 Animal Shelter Road in Hughesville (301-932-1713).
Licenses can also be purchased at the Well Pet Clinic in Lexington Park (301-866-0303) and All Kinds Veterinary Hospital in Callaway (301-994-9919).
The licenses cost $2 per spayed or neutered dog for the year. It is $7.50 for an unaltered dog.
To receive the discount, residents must show written proof that their animal is spayed or neutered. A current rabies vaccination is required to obtain the license. The fee can be paid with cash, money order or check and is payable to the St. Mary's treasurer. A late fee of $2 is assessed after Sept. 1.
