* Prior ordinance history: Ord. 85-399-N.

The owner of any dog over the age of four months shall procure a Mono County dog license and pay therefor an annual license fee for each dog in accordance with a resolution of the board of supervisors adopted for the purpose of declaring the fees appropriate for the licensing of nonspayed and nonneutered dogs. Such fee shall be reduced by fifty percent for spayed and neutered dogs, with receipt of an appropriate certificate from a licensed veterinarian declaring the dog to have so spayed or neutered. (Ord. 02-01 § 2, 2002.)

All dog licenses shall be issued for a period terminating on the thirtieth day of June of each year. When a license is issued prior to January 1st of any year, the fee shall be charged and paid for at the full yearly rate; and when a license is issued after the first day of January, only one-half of the full rate shall be charged (if no license fee for the dog was due and payable for such dog prior to the first day of January). If a dog’s license expired before the license was renewed, then the owner will be responsible for the amount of an annual license for each year that the dog was without such license. (Ord. 02-01 § 2, 2002.)

A license collector may be designated by the animal control director for the purposes of this chapter. (Ord. 02-01 § 2, 2002.)

The amount of a license fee shall be paid to the license collector and, upon payment thereof, there shall be issued to the person making such payment a dog tag with the date of expiration thereon and the words “Mono County” and “Dog License” plainly inscribed thereon; provided that the owner or custodian of the dog shall have the dog vaccinated and shall present to the license collector a vaccination certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian indicating that the period of time elapsing from the date of vaccination to the date of expiration of the license being issued does not exceed thirty-six months. The vaccination certificate need not be presented whenever the dog has a condition or illness that temporarily renders it unfit to be vaccinated, provided this condition is proved to the satisfaction of the license collector by documentation from a licensed veterinarian. (Ord. 02-01 § 2, 2002.)

A. The license collector shall honor a dog license issued by authority of another government, but only when all of the following facts exist:
1. The dog license to be honored is current and effective until the thirtieth day of June and this fact is established by proof of a dog license tag, certificate, or receipt of the other government which shows the period for which the license is issued;
2. The dog has been vaccinated against rabies and the period of time elapsing from the date of vaccination to the next thirtieth of June does not exceed thirty-six months and this fact is established by the presentation of a vaccination certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian or a dog license tag, receipt, or certificate that on its face establishes the date and type of vaccination;
3. The request to so honor the license is made within thirty days after the dog is brought into the county
B. The dog license shall be honored by the issuance of Mono County dog license, provided that the owner pays a license fee therefor in the amount set by a resolution of the board of supervisors. (Ord. 02-01 § 2, 2002.)

The dog license tag issued to any person upon the payment of the license fee provided for in this chapter shall be securely attached to a collar or harness on such dog. The animal control director or his or her officers shall impound any dog found not wearing a current Mono County dog license tag. (Ord. 02-01 § 2, 2002.)

If a license renewal fee has not been paid before June 30th of any given year, then a late fee will be imposed as specified in a resolution of the board of supervisors. (Ord. 02-01 § 2, 2002.)