Windsor Municipal Code Art. 8 Protection Dog Operators

No person shall transact, conduct, operate, or otherwise carry on business as a protection dog operator within the Town or serve as an employee of same without first registering pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(Ord. 92-22 § 2 (part); Ord. No. 98-107 § 8)

Application for registration as a protection dog operator or as an employee of same shall be made in writing to the Animal Control Officer by the person to be registered. Such application shall be on a form approved by the Animal Control Officer and shall be accompanied by a registration fee, the amount of which shall be established pursuant to Section 3-4-115 and a copy of such person's State identification card.

(Ord. No. 92-22 § 2 (part))

Upon receipt of an application for registration as a protection dog operator or as an employee of same, the Animal Control Officer shall review the application. If the Animal Control Officer finds that the requirements of this article and State law have been complied with, the Animal Control Officer shall register the protection dog operator or his or her employee in the records of the Animal Control Officer and issue a registration certificate to such person, indicating thereon whether the person is a protection dog operator or an employee of same. If the Animal Control Officer finds otherwise, the Animal Control Officer shall not register the person until the noncompliance is corrected.

(Ord. No. 92-22 § 2 (part))

Every registration certificate issued pursuant to this section shall be annual, expiring on the last day of December next following its date of issue. The procedure for renewal of a registration certificate shall be the same as for obtaining an original certificate. If any protection dog operator or any employee of same fails to make application for the renewal of his or her registration certificate within sixty (60) days after its expiration, or prior thereto, such person shall pay a penalty for late renewal, the amount of which shall be established pursuant to Section 3-4-115, in addition to the registration fee required in Section 3-4-805.

(Ord. No. 92-22 § 2 (part))

No registration certificate issued pursuant to this article shall be transferable.

(Ord. No. 92-22 § 2 (part))