Article 6 — Licensing

Any person residing within the unincorporated area of the County and owning or having charge, care, control or custody of one or more dogs shall pay for an annual license to keep such dogs. The license shall be Thirty and no/100ths ($30.00) Dollars for each dog the age of four (4) months or older. Ten and no/100ths ($10.00) Dollars of this amount shall be deposited in the Animal Control Spay and Neuter Fund. If satisfactory proof is shown that any male dog has been neutered or any female dog has been spayed, the annual license fee shall be Ten and no/100ths ($10.00) Dollars. A multi-year license may be issued by the department, which may include incentives to encourage multi-year licensing.

In the event the number of dogs is four (4) or more, the annual pack license shall be Fifty and no/100ths ($50.00) Dollars for the first four (4) unaltered dogs plus Ten and no/100ths ($10.00) Dollars for each additional unaltered dog in such pack. The annual pack license fee combined with the additional fees for unaltered dogs shall not exceed Four Hundred and no/100ths ($400.00) Dollars. The amount paid for each additional unaltered dog, after the initial Fifty and no/100ths ($50.00) Dollars fee, shall be deposited in the Animal Control Spay and Neuter Fund.

In the event a dog owner requests a duplicate license, the cost for such duplicate license shall be Three and no/100ths ($3.00) Dollars.

(§ I, Ord. 07-05, eff. February 15, 2007, as amended by § I, Ord. 08-14, eff. August 5, 2008)

The Licensing Clerk shall maintain the public office hours necessary to efficiently administer the applicable provisions of this chapter, and amendments thereto, and shall perform the following duties:

(a)

Collect all dog license fees;

(b)

Issue dog license tags and receipts;

(c)

Provide an authorized representative at each low cost rabies vaccination clinic conducted by the Health Officer in order to collect dog license fees.

(§ I, Ord. 07-05, eff. February 15, 2007)

The cost of such license shall commence from the rabies vaccination date and be payable to the County and shall be valid for one year or for a term as set forth by the Department and shall be delinquent thirty (30) days thereafter; provided, however, new residents in the County owning or having the custody or control of a dog required to be licensed shall have thirty (30) days after taking up residence in which to obtain such license. County residents who obtain a dog shall have thirty (30) days to license the dog.

(§ I, Ord. 07-05, eff. February 15, 2007)

A late licensing penalty of fifty (50%) percent of the license cost shall be assessed after thirty (30) days past due. This penalty shall be in addition to the regular license cost. The license and the late licensing enalty shall be payable for any fraction of any year.

(§ I, Ord. 07-05, eff. February 15, 2007)

Each license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be electronically signed by the Licensing Clerk or his representative and shall state the name and residence address of the person to whom the license is issued, the date when issued, the expiration date, the number of the tag, and the breed, sex, approximate size, and coloration of the dog.

(§ I, Ord. 07-05, eff. February 15, 2007)

The Licensing Clerk shall keep a record of all licenses so issued, and with each dog license there shall be issued a durable metal tag with a unique number and imprinted with the words "Siskiyou County."

(§ I, Ord. 07-05, eff. February 15, 2007)

Such tags shall be securely affixed to a collar, harness, or other device worn by the dog and shall be worn by such dog.

(§ I, Ord. 07-05, eff. February 15, 2007)

The Licensing Clerk shall procure the number of tags necessary each year and shall keep a file wherein there shall be entered a duplicate copy of each license issued. Such license receipt shall be retained for a period of at least one year after expiration.

(§ I, Ord. 07-05, eff. February 15, 2007)