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(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)
No person, family, or household shall own or maintain more than four each of dogs and cats (a total of eight animals) at any one time, with the exception of dogs or cats under the age of six months. Any person having more dogs and cats than the limits prescribed in this section at the effective date hereof shall be entitled to keep those animals. However, this exclusion shall only apply for the lifetime of the dog or cat which is alive at the effective date hereof. Once that dog or cat dies, it may not be replaced so as to violate this section.
(Prior Code, § 6-3A-6) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007) Penalty, see § 6-3A-11
(A) Impoundment of dogs at large. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police or his or her representatives to take up and take charge of all unlicensed dogs found at large within the town and to take such dogs to the town dog pound or other suitable place approved by the Town Council, there to be impounded. Any officer so charged with such duty shall have the right when in pursuit to enter upon any premises within the town in order to take possession of such dog.
(B) Notification of owner. As soon as possible after any dog has been delivered to the town dog pound as provided in division (A) above, it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police or his or her representative to make reasonable efforts to notify the owner or person who has been keeping or harboring such dog, in person, by letter, postal card, or telephone.
(C) Redemption. The person entitled to the possession of any dog taken up and delivered to the designated town pound as provided in this subchapter, upon proper application, within five days from the date of impounding such dog shall be entitled to have such dog released to him or her, provided such dog is not known to be affected with rabies (hydrophobia), mange, or other infectious disease, upon payment of all accrued charges concerning such dog; and in the case of unlicensed dogs, upon obtaining a license for the current year for such dog.
(D) Destruction of unredeemed dog.
(1) Any dog which is not redeemed, adopted, or purchased as set forth herein shall be handled pursuant to guidelines and/or the rules and regulations of the facility in which the dog has been impounded. After five calendar days, the town shall have no duty to redeem, purchase, house, or destroy the dog.
(2) In the case of diseased dogs impounded under the terms of this subchapter, other than those affected or thought to be affected by rabies, it shall not be necessary to await the expiration of the redemption period before destroying such dogs.
(Prior Code, § 6-3A-7) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024)
It is unlawful for any person to own, keep, or harbor within the limits of the town any dog which by continuous barking, howling, or yelping disturbs the quiet of any neighborhood or person.
(Prior Code, § 6-3A-8) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024) Penalty, see § 6-3A-11
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