Dog tags on sale starting Dec. 1

NORWALK — Huron County dog and kennel tags for 2022 will go on sale Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. All dogs three months of age and older are required to be licensed. Applications for dog and kennel licenses must be filed by Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, to avoid a penalty. Continuing this year, there will be the option to purchase a one-year, three-year or permanent license. The fee for a one-year license is $18. A three-year license is $54 and a permanent license is $180. The kennel license is $90. Owners should be aware that these longer-term licenses are not refundable in the event of the death of the animal or if the dog is passed to a new owner. To help the dogs at the Huron County Dog Pound, pay $23 per tag and receive a specially shaped tag for the year. The additional $5 goes toward the medical treatment of the dogs at the pound. A dog tag must be worn on a dog's collar, and tags must be purchased in the county your dog resides in to be valid. A late penalty of an additional $18 per dog tag and $90 per kennel license will be charged when tags are purchased after the Jan. 31, 2022, deadline. An additional 75-cent application fee will be charged for each license purchased at area outposts other than the auditor's office and a 75-cent application fee will be charged for all applications completed through the mail. Kennel licenses, three-year and permanent licenses, can only be purchased at the Huron County auditor's office. One-year licenses can be renewed/purchased online for a convenience fee. Outpost locations will only be selling tags through Jan. 31. All tags after that can be purchased at the Huron County Dog Wardens Office, Huron County Auditor's Office, through the mail or online. Outpost locations: • Bellevue: Bellevue Animal Hospital York Animal Hospital Inc. • Greenwich: Buck's Hardware • New London: Gilbert Hardware • Norwalk: Huron County Auditor's Office, Huron County Dog Warden's, Huron County Humane Society, Norwalk BMV • Willard: Willard Fish N Game