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9.06.040 - Dog Licensing Required#
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It is unlawful for any person to keep, harbor or maintain any dog three (3) or more months old unless such dog has been registered and licensed in the manner herein provided.
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The fee due and payable pursuant to this Title shall be due January 1, and shall be delinquent after January 31 of each year. A penalty of fifty percent (50%) shall be added to delinquent payments.
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The owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing age or of any dog which attains licensing age after April 15 of any year shall make an application for registration and license within thirty (30) days after such acquisition or dogs attain the above stated age; provided, that the license fee shall be one-half (1/2) of that above required for new applications received after July 1 of any year.
9.06.050 - Application; Expiration#
Application for registration and licensing shall be made to the animal control officer or such other person as the Town Council may authorize to receive such applications. The owner shall state at the time application is made for such license, his name and address, and the sex, breed, and color of each dog owned or kept by him.
9.06.060 - Dog Licensing Fees#
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Fees Enumerated. No dog license shall be issued by the town unless the fee required herein is paid. The fee shall be in such amount as established by ordinance of the Town Council.
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Kennel Fees. Anyone owning, keeping, harboring or maintaining three (3) or more dogs over the age of four (4) months shall be considered operating a dog kennel and shall be required to pay an annual kennel license fee in such amount as established by ordinance of Town Council which also requires that each dog be individually licensed.
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Expiration. The license fee shall cover the calendar year in which the license was issued, expiring on December 31 of the year of issuance, regardless of the date when issued.
9.06.070 - License Tag#
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Issuance. A dog license shall be issued by the animal control officer or such other person as the Town Council shall authorize. Upon payment of the license fee, the Town Clerk shall issue to the owner a license certificate and a metallic tag for each dog so licensed. The tag shall be changed every year and shall have stamped thereon the year for which it was issued and the number corresponding with the number on the certificate. Every dog owner shall provide each dog with a collar to which the license tag shall be affixed, and shall see that the collar and tag are constantly worn. It shall be unlawful for anyone other than the owner to deprive a registered dog of its collar and/or tag.
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Duplicate Tag. In case a dog tag is lost or destroyed, a duplicate will be issued by the Town Clerk upon presentation of a receipt showing the payment of the license fee for the current year and the payment of five dollars ($5.00) for such duplicate.
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Tag Non-Transferable or Refundable. Dog tags shall not be transferable from one dog to another, and no refunds shall be made on any dog license fee because of death of the dog or the owner leaving the Town before expiration of the license period.
9.06.080 - Licensing Exemptions#
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Temporary Residents. The provisions of this Section shall not be intended to apply to dogs, whose owners are nonresidents temporarily within the town for fewer than sixty (60) days, nor to dogs brought to the town for the purpose of participating in any dog show, nor to commercial kennels.
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Guide Dogs. Dogs used as guides for blind persons and commonly known as Seeing Eye dogs shall be licensed and registered as other dogs hereinabove provided; except that the owner or keeper of such dog shall not be required to pay any fee therefore.