According to Hamlin Town Clerk Kathi Rickman, a new online dog license renewal service is available to residents of Hamlin. Town residents can visit www.hamlinny.org and following the “Online Dog Licensing” link, quickly renew their annual dog licenses using MasterCard, Visa and Discover credit cards, or a debit card or electronic check. While there is a $1.75 service fee, Rickman says that in this day and age it still probably costs less to renew a license online than driving to the clerk’s office at the town hall.
The online license service is only for renewal of dog licenses with a current rabies shot at this time, so owners of new dogs still need to pay a visit to the Town Clerk’s Office in order to register a dog for the first time.
According to Hamlin Town Supervisor Thomas Breslawski, a new Hamlin Dog Control Officer (DCO) has been appointed. Dave Maynard previously served as Hamlin’s Assistant DCO. At their June 11 meeting, the Town Board voted to appoint Maynard to the post.
The Hamlin Dog Control Officer works on an on-call basis and is available by calling 703-8245.
