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Unless specific penalties are provided in the section, any person found guilty of a violation of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties imposed by the general penalty provisions contained in § 1-4-1. The same shall apply for each separate day of a violation hereof.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-18) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024)
DOGS
(A) Failure to license. It is unlawful for any person to own any dog over six months old for which a current license has not been obtained when required by this subchapter.
(B) Requirement; fee. It shall be the duty of every person owning, keeping, or having possession of any dog within the corporate limits to pay to the town a license fee for each dog on or before January 1 of each year, which license shall be effective for the ensuing calendar year.
(C) Exceptions to licensing requirement. The provisions of this subchapter requiring the licensing of dogs shall not apply to the following:
(1) Nonresidents. Dogs owned by or in custody or under the control of persons who are not residents of the town, traveling through the town or temporarily sojourning for a period not to exceed 30 days;
(2) Participation in shows or exhibitions. Dogs brought to the town exclusively for the purpose of entering the same in any dog show or exhibition and which are actually entered in or kept at such show or exhibition;
(3) Aiding physically handicapped persons. Dogs duly and properly trained to aid or assist physically handicapped persons when such dogs are actually being used by physically handicapped persons for the purpose of aiding or assisting such physically handicapped person in going from place to place; and
(4) Dog kennels. A DOG KENNEL means any enclosed lot, building, structure, enclosure, or enclosed premises whereon or wherein dogs over the age of six months are kept or maintained for commercial purposes, except a dog hospital operated by a graduated veterinarian duly licensed by the State Board of Veterinary Examiners. DOG KENNELS as defined in this division (C)(4) shall be prohibited.
(D) Unlicensed dog prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to own or keep or have in his or her possession in the town on the premises owned or occupied by him or her or in any other place any dog for which a license for the current year has not been obtained as provided in this subchapter.
(E) Revocation of license. A license for a dog may be revoked pursuant to § 6-3-3(F).
(Prior Code, § 6-3A-1) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024) Penalty, see § 6-3A-11
Any person owning, keeping, or having possession of any dog who allows such dog to be on the public streets, alleys, sidewalks, or public grounds of the town, except when physically restrained with a leash or in the actual control of its owner or his or her agent, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon proper complaint and conviction thereof, shall be fined as provided in § 1-4-1.
(Prior Code, § 6-3A-2) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024) Penalty, see § 6-3A-11
It shall be the duty of every person owning, keeping, or having possession of any dog within the corporate limits to have such dog vaccinated with antirabies vaccine, immunizing such dog against rabies for a period equal in time to the term of the license required by this subchapter for dogs.
(Prior Code, § 6-3A-3) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024) Penalty, see § 6-3A-11
(A) Place for payment of fee. The office of the Town Clerk-Treasurer at the town hall shall be the place where persons owning, keeping, or having possession of any dogs covered by this subchapter shall pay the license fee required by the town and produce a certificate by a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been vaccinated for rabies to immunize it against rabies for a period equal in time to the term of the license for which applied.
(B) Tag and collar. Upon the payment of the license fee and the showing of evidence that a dog has been vaccinated for rabies, the Town Clerk-Treasurer shall provide the applicant for the license with a license tag upon which shall be a number and the year during which it is issued and worn by such dog cat at all times when at large.
(C) Tag nontransferable. Such tag shall not be transferable from one dog to another and no refund shall be made on any dog license fee because of death of the dog or owners leaving the town before the expiration of the license.
(Prior Code, § 6-3A-4) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024)
The Town Clerk-Treasurer shall keep a permanent record of all licenses issued under the terms of this subchapter, which record shall show the name and address of all persons being issued a license tag, the number of the license tag issued, the date, and the amount paid therefor.
(Prior Code, § 6-3A-5) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024)
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