(A) Required. It is unlawful for any person to keep, harbor or maintain any dog three or more months old unless such dog has been registered and licensed in the manner herein provided.
(B) Application.
(1) Application for registration and licensing shall be made to the pound master or such other person as the Town Council may authorize to receive such applications.
(2) The owner shall state at the time application is made for such license, the owner’s name and address. The owner shall specify the sex, breed and color of each dog owned or kept by him or her. The license fee shall cover the calendar day in which the license was issued, expiring on December 31 of the year of issuance, regardless of the date when issued.
(C) Issuance. A dog license shall be issued by the pound master or such other person as the Town Council may authorize.
(D) Fee for license. No dog license shall be issued by the town until the fee required herein is paid. The amount of the fee shall be in such amount as established by resolution of the Town Council.
(E) Date due; penalty. The fee due and payable pursuant to this section shall be due July 1 and shall be delinquent after August 1 of each year. A penalty in such amount as established by resolution of the Town Council shall be added to delinquent accounts.
(F) Newly acquired dog. The owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing age or of any dog which attains licensing age after April 1 of any year shall make an application for registration and license within 30 days after such acquisition or dogs attain the above stated age; provided that, the license fee shall be reduced to one-half of the above rates for new applications received after July 1 of any year.
(G) Exceptions.
(1) Temporary non-residents. The provisions of this section shall not be intended to apply to dogs whose owners are non-residents temporarily within the town, nor to dogs brought to the town for the purpose of participating in any dog show, nor to commercial kennels.
(2) Guide dogs. Dogs used as guide dogs for blind persons and commonly known as seeing-eye dogs shall be licensed and registered as other dogs hereinabove provided; except that, the owner or keeper of such dog shall not be required to pay any fee therefor.
(Prior Code, § 5-1-2) (Ord. 87-02, passed 12-17-1986) Penalty, see § 90.99