(A) It is unlawful for any person to own, keep, harbor or maintain within city limits of the city, any dog which has attained the age of 4 months, unless and until the dog has been duly licensed and registered as provided in this chapter. All dogs must be licensed with the town, within 30 days after the dog is brought into the town.
(B) Before a license is issued for any dog, the owner must present a vaccination certificate stating the owner’s name and address and giving the dog’s description, date of vaccination and type, manufacturer and serial number of the vaccine and date revaccination is due. No dog shall be licensed unless it is vaccinated in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(C) (1) Each dog licensed under the terms of this subchapter shall receive, at the time of licensing a tag on which is inscribed the name of the town, the number of the license and the year in which it expires.
(2) The tag shall be attached to a collar or harness which shall be worn by the dog at all times except as otherwise provided in this subchapter.
(3) Whenever a dog tag is lost, a duplicate tag shall be issued upon application by the owner and payment of replacement fee.
(4) License tags and current rabies tags are not transferable from one dog to another.
(5) Every owner shall be required to provide each dog with a collar or harness to which the current license and current rabies vaccination tag are attached.
(D) It is unlawful for any person to counterfeit or attempt to counterfeit an official dog tag or remove the tag from any dog for the purpose of willful and malicious mischief or place a dog tag upon a dog unless the tag was issued to that dog.
(Ord. 2007-3, passed 7-16-2007) Penalty, see § 90.999