If your dog is six months or older, state law requires that you obtain a license in the town where you reside.  Newly obtained dogs must be licensed within thirty days of new ownership.  When you arrive for your first license you must submit a current rabies vaccination certificate issued by your veterinarian.  If necessary, you will also need to submit proof of the dog being spayed or neutered.
Dog licenses are renewed annually during the month of June.  As a reminder, renewal postcards are mailed during the month of May.  Renewals may be returned to the Town Clerk through the mail.  To renew by mail, please remit the following:

• Check payable to the Town of Windsor (See fees below)
• Self addressed stamped return envelope
• Rabies vaccination
• Neuter/Spay certificate for newly spayed or neutered dogs.

Monthly penalty applies for dogs registered after June 30th ($1.00 per month).
It is not necessary to bring your dog to the Town Clerk's Office when obtaining the license.

Neutered male, Spayed female	$8.00
Male, Female	$19.00
Late licensing penalty (per month)	$1.00
Transfer of ownership	$1.00
Lost tag	$0.50
Change of residence (town)	$0.50

 

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A variety of sporting licenses are available throughout the year at the Town Clerk's Office.

Fishing Licenses may also be purchased during evenings and weekends from Stinky Fingers Bait Shop located at the Hayden Station Shops, 1069 Palisado Avenue (683-0125).

In order to obtain a hunting, combination fishing/hunting or trapping license you must present either a Department of Environmental Protection Firearms Safety Certificate or a previous Connecticut resident hunting, combination fishing/hunting or trapping license which is less than five years old.  Locally you may obtain your hunters/firearms safety certificate by contacting Guy Gagnon at 688-5898.

Fishing licenses are required for anyone over 15 years old.

Hunting and fishing guides are available when you purchase your license.

Fees for Sporting License

License Type	Fee
*Resident - Fishing	$20.00
Resident - Firearms	$14.00
Resident - Combination (Firearms & Fishing)	$28.00
Resident - Trapping	$25.00
Resident - Jr. Trapping (age 15 & under)	$3.00
Junior Firearms Hunting (age 12-15)	$3.00
Resident over 65	Free
Non-Resident Firearms	$67.00
Non-Resident Fishing	$40.00
Non-Resident Fishing (3-day)	$16.00
Non-Resident - Combination Firearms & Fishing	$88.00
Pheasant Stamps	$14.00
Handicap License**	Free
Migratory Bird Stamp	$10.00
Connecticut HIP permit	$2.00

Lost License

If your sporting license is lost or destroyed, return to the town clerk in the town where you originally purchased the license and submit a duplicate license application with a fee of $1.00. You will receive a temporary (5 day) certificate. Submit a copy of the duplicate license application with a fee of $6.00 to Licensing, DEP, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127 and a duplicate license will be issued.

**Handicapped License - CGS Sec. 26-29b - provides a free hunting and/or fishing license to individuals who have permanently lost the use of a limb. These licenses are available at town clerk offices. Non-residents are eligible for this free license if their state provides the same privilege to Connecticut residents. Verification of the disability, signed by a licensed physician, must be presented.

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Any person conducting business under any assumed name shall file a TRADE NAME CERTIFICATE in the town or city they are conducting and transacting business in.

• All individuals authorized to sign on behalf of the business must appear before a Notary Public, Town Clerk or any other persons authorized by law to acknowledge your signature.

• The trade name filing requirement does NOT apply to:
  • Partnerships, if the partnership name contains the true last name of at least one of the persons comprising said partnership.
  • Limited partnerships which have registered with the Secretary of State;
  • Limited liability companies which have registered with the Secretary of State

 

The fee for filing a Trade Name Certificate in the Town Clerk's Office is $5.00. The Trade Name Certificate may also be notarized in the Clerk’s Office for an additional $2.00.

• Trade Name Certificate Form
• Trade Name Dissolution form

For additional information please refer to the statute below:

 

 

CONNECTICUT GENERAL STATUTE CONCERNING TRADE NAMES:

Sec. 35-1. Use of fictitious business names. Prohibitions and exceptions. Penalty. Unfair trade practices. (a) No person, except as provided in this subsection, shall conduct or transact business in this state, under any assumed name, or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name or names of the person or persons conducting or transacting such business, unless there has been filed, in the office of the town clerk in the town in which such business is or is to be conducted or transacted, a certificate stating the name under which such business is or is to be conducted or transacted and the full name and post-office address of each person conducting or transacting such business or, in the case of a corporation or limited liability company using such an assumed name, its full name and principal post-office address. Such certificate shall be executed by all of such persons or, in the case of a corporation or limited liability company, by an authorized officer thereof, and acknowledged before an authority qualified to administer oaths. Each town clerk shall keep an alphabetical index of the names of all persons filing such certificates and of all names or styles assumed as provided in this subsection and, for the indexing and filing of each such certificate, shall receive the statutory filing fee for documents established in section 7- 34a, to be paid by the person filing such certificate. A copy of any such certificate, certified by the town clerk in whose office the same has been filed, shall be presumptive evidence, in all courts in this state, of the facts contained in such certificate. The provisions of this subsection shall not prevent the lawful use of a partnership name or designation if such partnership name or designation includes the true surname of at least one of the persons composing such partnership. This subsection shall not apply to: (1) Any limited partnership, as defined in section 34-9, provided such limited partnership (A) has (i) filed a certificate as provided for in section 34-10, or (ii) registered with the Secretary of the State as provided in section 34-38g and (B) conducts or transacts business under the name stated in the certificate or registered with the Secretary of the State, or (2) any limited liability company, as defined in section 34-101, provided such limited liability company (A) has (i) filed articles of organization as provided for in section 34- 120, or (ii) registered with the Secretary of the State as provided in section 34-223 and (B) conducts or transacts business under the name stated in the articles of organization or registered with the Secretary of the State. Any person conducting or transacting business in violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year. Failure to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed to be an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b.

(b) No person shall use, in any printed advertisement, an assumed or fictitious name for the conduct of such person's business that includes the name of any municipality in this state in such a manner as to suggest that such person's business is located in such municipality unless: (1) Such person's business is, in fact, located in such municipality; or (2) such person includes in any such printed advertisement the complete street address of the location from which such person's business is actually conducted, including the city or town and, if located outside of Connecticut, the state in which such person's business is located. This subsection shall not apply to the use of (A) any trademark or service mark registered under the laws of this state or under federal law, (B) any such name that, when applied to the goods or services of such person's business, is merely descriptive of them, or (C) any such name that is merely a surname. A violation of the provisions of this subsection by a person conducting business under an assumed or fictitious name that includes the name of a municipality in this state shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to impose any liability on any publisher that relies on the written assurances of a person placing such printed advertisement that such person has authority to use any such assumed or fictitious name.

 

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Establishments seeking to obtain a liquor license need to apply for one with the State Liquor Control Commission, which is a division of the CT Department of Consumer Protection. Once final approval of the liquor permit is issued by the Liquor Control Commission, the owner of the establishment must then record the permit in the Town Clerk’s Office. Fee for recording the permit is $2.00.

For more information on applying for a liquor license, contact the Liquor Control Division at 860-713-6210.

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