(A) The license fee charged for the yearly license shall be established by order of the Board of Commissioners, and shall include separate fees in the following categories:
(1) For each spayed female or neutered male dog for which a veterinarian’s certificate of operation for the spaying or neutering of the dog is presented to the County;
(2) For each spayed female or neutered male dog for which a veterinarian’s certificate of operation for the spaying or neutering of the dog is presented to the County and the dog is owned by a person who is 65 years of age to 75 years of age;
(3) For each spayed female or neutered male dog for which a veterinarian’s certificate of operation for the spaying or neutering of the dog is presented to the County and the dog is owned by a person who is 75 years of age or older; the person may be eligible for a super senior discount;
(4) For each dog kept in a kennel; and
(5) For all other dogs.
(B) A fee shall be charged for each license, as established by Board Order. This fee is due and payable on application for a dog license. If a dog owner or keeper pays the license fee but fails to supply the required proof of rabies inoculation within 30 days of such payment, the amount shall be forfeited by the owner and retained by dog control. A license may be issued immediately upon a dog being purchased or adopted from dog control, whereupon the buyer or adopter has 30 days to return proof of the rabies inoculation certificate.
(C) Any dog owned by a blind or deaf person and used as a guide dog shall be licensed as required in this Dog Control Ordinance but shall not be required to pay a license fee upon proffer of a letter or certificate or other sufficient evidence from a reputable training facility or vendor attesting to the dog’s status as a helper animal for the handicapped.
(D) A late license fee shall be assessed against any owner or keeper of a dog who in any year fails to obtain a license within 30 days of the date specified in § 91.100. All late fees shall be paid in addition to the original license fee at the time of issuance of the license.
(1) For a person or the owner who has not been cited for owning or keeping an unlicenced dog, the late fee shall be the amount established by Board order.
(2) For a person who is cited for owning or keeping an unlicenced dog and who thereafter obtains a license, the late fee shall be in an amount as specified by Board order.
(3) For the owner of a licensed kennel who is cited for owning or keeping an unlicenced dog and who thereafter obtains licenses, the late fee shall be as specified by Board order.
(County Ord. 692, passed 7-12-2001)