§ 5-53. Application for license; issuance.

(a)

Any person may obtain a dog license required by this division by making application to the director of finance of the county accompanied by the amount of license tax and certificate of vaccination as required in Code of Virginia, § 3.2-6521. The director of finance shall only have authority to license dogs of resident owners or custodians who reside within the boundary limits of the county, and may require information to this effect from any applicant. Upon receipt of proper application and the certificate of vaccination, the director of finance shall issue a license receipt for the amount of the license tax. The receipt shall state (i) the name and address of the owner or custodian of the dog, (ii) the date of payment, (iii) the serial number of the tag, and (iv) whether the license is for a male, unsexed female, female or kennel. The metal license tags or plates for kennels shall be delivered with the receipt to the owner. The metal license tag issued for an individual dog is a permanent tag. Once a permanent tag has been issued to an individual dog, additional metal license tags for that dog will be issued only pursuant to § 5-55. The information thus received shall be retained by the director of finance open to public inspection during the period for which such license is valid.

(b)

The director of finance may establish agencies for the purpose of issuing county dog license tags subject to the restrictions and regulations provided by this division. The director of finance may designate agents to issue dog tags and shall prescribe the forms and methods of reporting for such agents.

(c)

Any person who shall make a false statement in order to secure a dog license to which he is not entitled shall be guilty of a class 4 misdemeanor.

(Code 1980, § 4-11; Code 1995, § 5-55; Ord. No. 1157, § 4, 7-12-2011; Ord. No. 1238, § 3, 11-14-2017)

State Law reference— Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 3.2-6587; evidence of rabies inoculation to be furnished, Code of Virginia, § 3.2-6526; false statement in order to secure license to be class 4 misdemeanor, Code of Virginia, § 3.2-6587(A)1; penalty for class for misdemeanor, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-11.

(Code 1980, § 4-11; Code 1995, § 5-55; Ord. No. 1157, § 4, 7-12-2011; Ord. No. 1238, § 3, 11-14-2017)

State law reference

Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 3.2-6587; evidence of rabies inoculation to be furnished, Code of Virginia, § 3.2-6526; false statement in order to secure license to be class 4 misdemeanor, Code of Virginia, § 3.2-6587(A)1; penalty for class for misdemeanor, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-11.