Glenn County Municipal Code Art. V Dog Licensing

8.04.170 License Requirement 8.04.180 Tags And Certificates--Procurement 8.04.190 Tags And Certificates--Issuance 8.04.200 Fees 8.04.210 Duplicate Tags 8.04.220 Dogs Of Nonresidents 8.04.230 Time Limit--Records 8.04.240 Tag To Be Worn 8.04.250 Tag Must Be Shown 8.04.260 Removal Of License Tags 8.04.270 Counterfeiting Tags--Prohibited 8.04.280 Misuse Of Tags 8.04.290 License Not Transferable 8.04.300 Exemptions From Licenses, Tags Or Fees

Every person owning or having control, custody or possession of any dog within the limits of the unincorporated areas of the county shall procure a license for each dog over four months of age as provided herein. No license shall be issued unless such dog has first been vaccinated as provided in Sections 8.04.310 and 8.04.320 and evidence is presented to prove that such vaccination will cover the period of the license period fixed in Section 8.04.180. (Ord. 646 § A (part), 1976.)

The animal control officer shall procure an appropriate supply of serially numbered dog license certificates and tags as may be sufficient for use during annual, biennial, or triennial licensing. The certificates and tags shall be effective for a period commencing on the first day of the month in which they are issued and continuing until the last day of the immediately preceding month of the first, second, and third succeeding year thereafter. (Ord. 1129 § 1 (part), 2000; Ord. 1045 § 1 (Part) 1994; (Ord. 857 § 1, 1986; Ord. 853 § 1 (part), 1986; Ord. 646 § A (part), 1976.)

A metallic tag and license certificate with corresponding numbers shall be issued and furnished by the animal control officer to any person upon payment of the fee prescribed by the board of supervisors. Each license certificate shall include descriptive identification of the dog for which the tag and certificate are issued, the name and address of the dog's owner, and the name and address of the veterinarian or veterinary facility that last vaccinated the dog for rabies. The tag and corresponding certificate shall constitute the license of the dog for which they are issued and shall be valid only for the period for which issued. (Ord. 1045 § 2 (Part) 1994; Ord. 968 § l (part), 1990; Ord. 853 § 1 (part), 1986; Ord. 646 § A (part), 1976.)

1. The annual, biennial, and triennial license fee for each dog over the age of four months shall be set forth in the fee schedule prescribed by Resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

2. Upon presentation of proper proof of spaying or neutering, certified by a licensed veterinarian, the license fee shall be issued for one-half or less of the basic license fee, as set by the Board of Supervisors. (Ord 1129 § 1 (part), 2000; Ord. 968 § 1 (part), 1990; Ord. 853 § 1 (part), 1986; Ord. 831 § 1, 1985; Ord. 646 § A (part), 1976.)

Whenever a tag issued for the then current period by the animal control officer or license collector, has been lost or stolen, the owner or possessor of the dog for which the same was issued may, upon the payment of the appropriate fee as set forth in the fee schedule prescribed by resolution of the board of supervisors to the animal control officer and upon making and subscribing to any affidavit of such loss and filing the same with the animal control officer, receive a duplicate tag for such animal. (Ord. 853 § 1 (part), 1986; Ord. 831 § 2, 1985; Ord. 646 § A (part), 1976.)

The provisions of Sections 8.04.170 through 8.04.210 shall not apply to any dog owned by or in the care or charge of a nonresident of the county who is traveling through the county or temporarily sojourning therein for a period not exceeding thirty days, nor to any dog temporarily brought into the county for the exclusive purpose of being entered in a bench show or dog exhibition or for breeding purposes, provided such dog is so entered and not kept elsewhere in the county. (Ord. 646 § A (part), 1976.)

The Animal Control Officer shall keep a record of the name and address of each owner or person making payment of any license fee and to whom a certificate and tag have been issued and the number and date of such certificate and such tag. (Ord 1129 § 1 (part), 2000; Ord. 1045 § 3, (Part), 1994; Ord. 853 § 2, 1986; Ord. 831 §§ 3, 4, 1985; Ord. 646 § A (part), 1976.)

Every license tag issued pursuant to this chapter shall be securely fixed to a collar, harness or other device to be worn at all times on the neck of the dog for which the license is issued. (Ord. 1045 § 4 (part), 1994; Ord. 646 § A (part), 1976.)

No person shall fail or refuse to show to the animal control officer, any deputy animal control officer, or any deputy sheriff of the county, the license certificate and the tag for any duly registered dog kept or remaining within any home or upon any enclosed premises under his or her immediate control. (Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 646 § A (part), 1976.)

No unauthorized person shall remove from any dog any collar, harness, or other device to which is attached a license tag for the current year, or remove such a tag therefrom. (Ord. 1045 § 5 (part), 1994; Ord. 646 § A (part), 1976.)

No person shall imitate or counterfeit the tags provided for in this chapter, or use any imitation or counterfeit of such tag. (Ord. 646 § A (part), 1976.)

No person shall attach a license tag issued by this county or any other agency or jurisdiction for the current or immediately preceding period to a dog when such person knows or should know that the license tag was not issued for such dog. (Ord. 853 § 3, 1986; Ord. 646 § A (part), 1976.)

License certificates and tags issued pursuant to this chapter are not transferable. (Ord. 1045 § 6 (part), 1994; Ord. 646 § A (part), 1976.)

The following dogs are exempt from the requirement for a license:

1. Dogs less than one hundred twenty days old;

2. Dogs licensed and vaccinated in other jurisdictions for a current valid period of license when such dogs have been reregistered with Glenn County and issued a license tag at one-half of the standard fee;

3. Dogs on sale in a duly licensed pet shop;

4. Dogs used for the purpose of leading persons with defective eyesight. Any blind person having custody and control of any Seeing Eye dog may file an affidavit biennially with the animal control officer. The affidavit shall contain the name and address of the blind person, the required description of the dog and the statement "I am blind. I have a Seeing Eye Dog." The applicant may deliver the affidavit and a current rabies certificate to the animal control officer who shall thereupon endorse the license receipt, "Blind Person. Seeing Eye Dog," and deliver the license tag without charge. (Ord. 968 § 1 (part) 1990; Ord. 646 § A (part), 1976.)