(a) A dog license may be issued for either a one-year or three-year period as limited by subsection (e) of this section. The fee shall be paid at the time of the issuance of the license and shall be as follows:
One-Year Fee
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Three-Year Fee
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Male or female, not sterilized | $50.00 | $150.00 |
Male or female, sterilized | $5.00 | $15.00 |
except that owners 65 years of age or older shall be charged as follows:
One-Year Fee
|
Three-Year Fee
| |
Male or female, not sterilized | $5.00 | $15.00 |
Male or female, sterilized | $2.50 | $7.50 |
(b) The fee for a replacement license shall be one- half of the original fee, or $20.00, whichever is less.
(c) No fee shall be charged for:
(1) any service dog. For purposes of this subsection a "service dog" means a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability; or
(2) any dog which is the property of any subdivision of local, state or federal government.
(d) Each dog license issued after July 1, 2008 shall expire at the end of the applicable one or three year period or on the expiration date of the certificate of inoculation that is in effect at the time the dog license is issued, whichever is earlier.
(Prior code § 98-8.3; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-01, p. 75777, § 4.3; Amend Coun. J. 7-26-06, p. 81829, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 6-13-07, p. 2873, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-13-07, p. 2891, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-08, p. 34890, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 26724, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 12759, § 1)