8-3-1. Dog licensing.

(1) All dogs must be licensed each year, except as otherwise provided herein, 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 animal within 30 days after the dog reaches the age of 6 months; or in the case of a dog over 6 months, within 10 days of the acquisition of the dog.

(3) License applications must be submitted annually to Tooele County, utilizing a standard form which requests name, address and telephone number of the applicant; breed, sex, color and age of the animal; and rabies information. The application shall be accompanied by the prescribed license fee.

(4) License fees:

Female Dog $ 20.00

Male Dog $ 10.00

Spayed or

Neutered Dog $ 5.00

No dog shall be licensed as spayed or neutered without proof that surgery was performed.

(5) The license shall be effective from the date of purchase through the end of February of the following year. Licenses for the following year may be purchased within 90 days prior to the expiration date. License fees for newly acquired dogs shall be prorated on a quarter year basis if purchased after February 29. If a license is not acquired when due, a late fee shall be charged, which shall equal the original license fee. (Ord. 95-19, 9/12/95; Ord. 92-5, 9/1/ 1992)