§ 4-35. How to obtain license.

Any county resident may obtain a dog license by making oral or written application to the treasurer, accompanied by the amount of license tax and a current certificate of vaccination showing that the dog has been vaccinated or inoculated against rabies by a currently licensed veterinarian or currently licensed veterinarian technician who was under the immediate and direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian on the premises. The treasurer shall only have authority to license dogs of resident owners and may require information to this effect from any applicant. Upon receipt of proper application and current certificate of rabies vaccination, the treasurer shall issue a license tag and a license receipt to the applicant on which he shall record:

(1)

The owner's name and address;

(2)

The date of payment;

(3)

The period for which issued;

(4)

The tag's serial number; and

(5)

Whether the license is for a male, female, or spayed or neutered dog or kennel.

The treasurer shall retain the information received and make it available for public inspection for the period during which the license is valid. The treasurer may establish substations in convenient locations in the county and appoint agents for the collection of the license tax and issuance of the license.

(Code 1978, §§ 5-20, 5-21; Ord. of 6-27-18(1), § 1)

State Law reference— Procedure for obtaining license, Code of Virginia, § 3.1-796.86; rabies inoculation required, Code of Virginia, § 3.1-796.97.

(Code 1978, §§ 5-20, 5-21; Ord. of 6-27-18(1), § 1)

State law reference

Procedure for obtaining license, Code of Virginia, § 3.1-796.86; rabies inoculation required, Code of Virginia, § 3.1-796.97.