The Town of Tecumseh is on the hunt for dogs without a license.
For the second year in a row, the town has hired the Commissionaires to conduct a door-to-door campaign across the community.
They're looking for people who own dogs but don't have a license for the pet.
Councillor Andrew Dowie says a report last year found the number of dog licenses fell sharply from 2012 to 2017.
He says the first year of the program was successful.
"There was an uptick in the purchases of dog licenses, so ultimately we have a lot more dog owners who are compliant with the by-law requiring licenses," says Dowie. "So that's continuing again this year just to try and continue that enforcement effort."
He says the people coming to the door will be in uniform and have proper identification.
"Commissionaires hiring was offset by the recovered revenue, so it was about $10,000 that was charged and ultimately $16,000 more in revenue obtained, so the town's in a better position now," says Dowie.
He says the revenue from the dog licenses is used to support dog related services.
"This goes to offset the cost of animal control. So picking up stray dogs, intervening when there are dogs that are not behaving or just running loose in the community," says Dowie. "Basically it's intended to break even for the amount of services that's required for animal control."
Dowie says the best plan for a dog owner is to buy the license before the end of March, when it costs $20 instead of now when it's $35.
The canvass of homes lasts until June 29, 2019.