County dog license tags are purchased by the County Fiscal Court on behalf of the County Animal Shelter. The Director of the County Animal Shelter will dispense county dog license tags to licensed veterinarians practicing within the limits of the county. Each canine that is inoculated against rabies and whose owner’s primary address lies within the limits of the county shall additionally be issued a county dog license and the owner shall pay the associated fees. A canine whose owner can provide proof that the canine received a rabies inoculation by a licensed veterinarian practicing outside the limits of the county and whose owner’s primary address lies within the limits of the county; a canine that is inoculated or whose owner can provide proof that the canine has been inoculated against rabies and whose owner’s primary address does not lie within the limits of the county but the primary residence of the canine lies within the limits of the county shall be issued a county dog license and the owner shall pay the associated fees. Four dollars of the license fee or $2 of the replacement license fee shall be paid to the County Fiscal Court for the purpose of maintaining the animal shelter, $1 of the license fee or replacement license fee shall be retained by the issuing veterinarian in exchange for his or her services of collecting this fee and maintaining a record of licenses issued. Veterinarians practicing within the limits of the county shall pay county dog license fees collected for the preceding quarter to the County Fiscal Court on or before October 15, January 15, April 15, and July 15. A statement including the total number of license issued, replacement license issued, and free license issued (if adopted from the County Animal Shelter) should accompany the payment each quarter.
(Ord. 2015-11, passed 1-13-2016)