Older dog ordinance: requires dogs restrained to avoid damage/distress; sets a Selectmen investigation/hearing process for complaints.
Dogs & animal control — Worcester, Vermont
Do I need a dog licence? What are the leash rules?
The Town of Worcester, Vermont has 4 adopted ordinances on file: Ordinance Regulating the Keeping of Dogs; Town of Worcester Dog and Wolf-Hybrid Ordinance; Town of Worcester Ordinance to Regulate Livestock Running at Large; Worcester Animal Control Ordinance, verified 2026-09-22.
Most recent/comprehensive dog and wolf-hybrid ordinance: leashing, muzzling, restraint, impoundment/destruction, vicious-dog definition, running at large.
Declares livestock running at large a public nuisance; sets impoundment rules and requires proper fencing/food/water/shelter/health care for livestock (also relevant to backyard_animals keeping standards).
Defines 'Animals' as dogs/wolf-hybrids; general animal-control regulation under Selectboard authority.