(A) All dogs kept, harbored, or maintained in the town shall be required to be licensed if over six months of age, between January 1 and April 15 of each year, and in the manner provided in this section.
(B) Application for a dog license shall be made to the Animal Control Office upon forms provided for such purpose, and such application shall state the name and address of the owner, and the name, breed, color, and sex of each dog sought to be licensed.
(C) Each application for a dog license shall be accompanied by a license fee to be set by resolution of the Town Council.
(D) Upon payment of the license fee, the Animal Control Office shall issue to the owner a license certificate and a metallic tag for each dog so licensed. The shape of 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 of the certificate. Every owner shall be required to provide each dog with a collar, to which the license tag must be affixed, and shall see that the collar and tag are worn at all times.
(1) In case a dog tag is lost or destroyed, a duplicate will be issued by the Animal Control Office upon presentation of a receipt of the license fee for the current year, and the payment of a fee as set by resolution of the Town Council.
(2) Any dog found running at large without the license tag attached to its collar shall be deemed unlicensed. Dog tags shall not be transferable from one dog to another, and no refunds shall be made on any dog license fee because of the death of the dog or the owner’s leaving the town before expiration of the license period.
(E) Before issuance of the license, the owner shall furnish a veterinarian’s certificate showing that the dog for which the license is sought has been vaccinated, as required in § 91.22, and that the vaccination does not expire within six months from the effective date of the dog license.
(Prior Code, § 8-2-2) (Ord. passed 11-28-2005; Ord. passed 7-25-2011)