Chapter 6.20
DOGS
Sections:
6.20.030 Exemptions from licensing.
6.20.040 Revocation of dog license.
6.20.010 Licensing required.
(1) All dogs must be licensed annually, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, to a person of the age of 18 years or older.
(2) Any person owning, possessing, or harboring any dog shall obtain a license for such dog within 30 days after the dog reaches the age of four months; or in the case of a dog over four months, within 10 days of the acquisition of the dog.
(3) Any person owning, possessing, or harboring four or more dogs over the age of four months shall obtain a kennel permit and/or business license as outlined at Chapter 6.22 NCC.
(4) License applications must be submitted annually to the district, utilizing a standard form which includes the name, address, and telephone number of the owner; and the breed, sex, sterilization status, color, name and age of the dog. The application must be accompanied by a current rabies vaccination certificate and license fees. License fees shall be established by and changed from time to time by a resolution adopted by the board.
(5) No dog will be licensed as spayed or neutered without proof that surgery was performed.
(6) The license shall be effective from the date of purchase for a period of one year. Licenses for the following year may be purchased within 90 days prior to their expiration date. [Ord. 20-230 § 1, 2020; Ord. 14-159, 2014.]
6.20.020 License tags.
(1) Upon payment of the license fee, the district shall issue to the owner a tag for each dog licensed. The tag shall have stamped thereon the number of the license. The owner shall attach the tag to the collar or harness of the animal and see that the collar and tag are constantly worn. Failure to attach the tag as provided shall be a violation of this title.
(2) Dog tags are not transferable from one dog to another. No refunds shall be made on any dog license for any reason whatsoever. Replacements for lost or destroyed tags shall be issued upon payment of $2.00 to the district.
(3) Any person removing, or causing to be removed, the collar, harness, or tag from any licensed dog without the consent of the owner or keeper thereof, except a licensed veterinarian, animal control officer, or authorized shelter employee, who removes such for medical purposes, cleaning or safety, shall be a violation of this title. [Ord. 14-159, 2014.]
6.20.030 Exemptions from licensing.
(1) The provisions of NCC 6.20.010 and 6.20.020 shall not apply to:
(a) Dogs whose owners are nonresidents; temporarily (not to exceed 30 days within a 12-month period) staying within Uintah County;
(b) Individual dogs within a properly licensed dog kennel or other such establishment when such dogs are held for resale;
(c) Dogs adopted from the district impound facility that will be relocated outside of the boundaries of Uintah County by owners residing outside the boundaries of Uintah County.
(2) Fees for licensing will not apply to:
(a) Seeing-eye dogs properly trained to assist blind persons if such dogs are actually being used by blind persons to assist them in moving from place to place;
(b) Hearing dogs properly trained to assist deaf persons, if such dogs are actually used by deaf persons to aid them in responding to sounds;
(c) Dogs especially trained to assist officials of governmental agencies in the performance of their duties and which are owned by such agencies;
(d) Dogs which are especially trained for search and rescue work and are owned individually or by volunteer groups;
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to exempt any dog from having a current rabies vaccination. [Ord. 14-159, 2014.]
6.20.040 Revocation of dog license.
If the owner of any dog(s) is found to be in violation of this title on three or more different occasions during any 12-month period, the district may seek a court order providing for the animal control officer to pick up and impound any animal kept by the person under such order. Any animal impounded pursuant to such an order shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this title for impounded animals and the district’s policies and procedures. [Ord. 14-159, 2014.]
6.20.050 Guard dogs.
Guard dogs shall be kept in a fenced run or other suitable enclosure during business hours, or on a leash, while working, so as to prevent their contact with persons or property who are legally on the guarded premises. The premises on which a guard dog is maintained shall be posted with a sign, clearly visible, stating that a guard dog is on the premises. [Ord. 14-159, 2014.]