(A) The board of supervisors of each county may set a license fee which shall be paid for each dog three months of age or over that is kept, harbored, or maintained within the boundaries of the state for at least 30 consecutive days of each calendar year. License fees shall become payable at the discretion of the board of supervisors of each county. The licensing period shall not exceed the period of time for re-vaccination as designated by the State Veterinarian. Licensee fees shall be paid withing 90 days to the board of supervisors. A penalty fee of $2 shall be paid if the license application is made less than one year subsequent to the date on which the dog is required to be licensed under this chapter. If the license application is made one year or later from the date on which the dog is required to be licensed, an additional penalty fee of $10 shall be paid for each subsequent year up to a maximum of $22. This penalty shall not be assessed against applicants who furnish adequate proof that the dog to be licensed has been in their possession less than 30 consecutive days.
(B) Durable dog tags shall be provided. Each dog licensed under the terms of this chapter shall receive, at the time of licensing, such a tag on which shall be inscribed the name of the county, the number of the license and the date on which it expires. The tag shall be attached to a collar or harness which shall be worn by the dog at all times while running at large, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Whenever a dog tag is lost, a duplicate tag shall be issued upon application by the owner and payment of a fee to the enforcement agent.
(C) License fees may be lower for dogs permanently incapable of procreation. An applicant for a license for a dog claimed to be incapable of procreation shall furnish adequate proof satisfactory to the enforcement agent that such dog has been surgically altered to be permanently incapable of procreation.
(D) Any person who fails within 15 days after written notification from the enforcement agent to obtain a license for a dog required to be licensed, counterfeits or attempts to counterfeit an official dog tag, or removes such tag from any dog for the purpose of willful and malicious mischief or places a dog tag upon a dog unless the tag was issued for that particular dog is guilty of a Class 2 Misdemeanor.
(1989 Code, § 6-2-5) (Ord. 2003-10, passed 10-23-2003; Ord. O2020.19, passed 4-23-2020) Penalty, see § 90.99