Marriage License (Updated September 2005)
If you wish to obtain a marriage license you must be (18) years old and file your intentions in person with the Town Clerk. Exceptions can be made in cases where one of the parties is active in the military or incarcerated. You must file at least three days before the marriage ceremony. The application must also include a medical certificate issued by a licensed physician indicating that either party do not have a communicable form of syphilis, that the woman has been offered a voluntary test to determine her susceptibility to rubella and that parties have discussed AIDS with the physician. The Intent to Marry and Premarital Medical Forms are provided below.

The cost of filing for a license is $5. The license is valid for sixty days, and may be used for a ceremony conducted in any city or town in Massachusetts. The Clergy or Justice of the Peace performing the ceremony must sign the license and return it to the issuing city or town.

Business Certificate (D.B.A.)
If you are conducting business in Town under a name other than your own or the corporation's, you must obtain a "doing business as" D.B.A. certificate from the Town Clerk. The D.B.A. certificate is maintained in a public file and allows consumers to identify and locate the owner of the business.

There is no filing fee in Nahant for a D.B.A. certificate. The certificate may be filed in person or by mail. The certificate must be refiled every four years. In addition, a letter of clearance must be obtained from the Building Inspector prior to filing a D.B.A. with the Town Clerk. Both the D.B.A. Request and D.B.A. Change Forms are provided below.

Dog License
Every year, all dog owners must obtain a license for their dog by January 31st. You may get a license at the Town Clerk's Office at the Town Hall. To obtain a license, you must present a current rabies certificate. The fees for a dog license are outlined in the form below. To obtain a license by mail, send a copy of your dogs rabies certificate and a check for the appropriate amount made out to the Town of Nahant to the Town Clerk's Office. The rabies certificate and tag(s) will be returned. Dog owners who do not renew their dog license by the end of February will be charged an additional administrative fee of $2.00 per month. A Dog Licence Application is provided below. For more dog and animal information please visit the Animal Control Officer's page on this website.

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