Dogs & animal control — Grafton, Vermont

Do I need a dog licence? What are the leash rules?

The Town of Grafton, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Rules of Procedure for Vicious Dog/Domestic Pet Bite Hearings (adopted 10/30/2023); Town of Grafton Ordinance Regulating Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids (adopted 11/20/2023, amended 2/18/2025), verified 2026-09-22.

Rules of Procedure for Vicious Dog/Domestic Pet Bite Hearings (adopted 10/30/2023) adopted ordinance

Establishes Selectboard hearing procedure for vicious dog/domestic pet bite complaints, supplementing the Dog Ordinance.

Town of Grafton Ordinance Regulating Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids (adopted 11/20/2023, amended 2/18/2025) adopted ordinance

Regulates keeping of dogs/wolf-hybrids: leashing, muzzling, restraint, impoundment, destruction, under 20 V.S.A. §2291 and 24 V.S.A. Chapter 59.

Machine-readable: animal-control.json · Official website: https://graftonvt.org/ · Last verified 2026-09-22 · Dogs & animal control across Vermont · Dogs & animal control in other municipalities