(A) Licenses generally.
(1) All dogs kept, harbored or maintained by their owners in the town shall be licensed and registered annually on or before January 1 of each year, and each owner shall annually pay to the Town Clerk, for the use and benefit of the town, the following license fees:
Female dogs | $15 |
Male dogs | $15 |
Spayed female dogs | $5 |
Castrated male dogs | $5 |
(2) The owner shall state at the time of application for a license, and upon printed forms provided for such purposes by the town, his or her name and address, telephone number and the name, breed, color, sex and whether such dog has been spayed or castrated, as is the case may be, for each dog owned or kept by him or her.
(B) License expiration. All dog licenses issued hereunder shall expire December 31 of each year, and the full amount shall be paid for any fraction of the licensing year if the dog has been kept or harbored by a resident of the town.
(C) License displayed. The license tag shall be attached to a collar, harness or other device and shall be worn with the rabies tag by the licensed dog at all times, and shall not be removed from any dog by an unauthorized person. The original dog license receipt and rabies vaccination certificate shall be retained by the owner or harborer for inspection by any person charged with the enforcement of this chapter.
(D) Rabies vaccination. No dog shall be licensed without proof of rabies vaccination as provided in this chapter.
(E) False and stolen documents. It shall be unlawful for any person to make use of, or have in his or her possession or under his or her control, a stolen, counterfeit or other form issued in accordance with this chapter.
(F) Transferability. Dog licenses are not transferable and it shall be unlawful for any person to attach any license or rabies tag to any dog other than the dog for which such tag was already issued.
(G) Nonapplicability of provisions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to dogs whose owners are nonresidents temporarily within the town, nor to certified service dogs, properly trained to assist persons with disabilities, when such dogs are actually being used by persons with disabilities for the purpose of aiding them; provided however, if a dog whose owner is a nonresident shall remain in the town more than 30 days, such dog shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 2014-7, passed 11-13-2014) Penalty, see § 90.99