Port Coquitlam By-law 3990, s. 12 — LICENSING OF DOGS 1)

LICENSING OF DOGS 1)

12. No person shall own, keep, or possess within the City any Dog over the age of six (6) months unless a current licence has been issued for the Dog pursuant to this Bylaw. 2) No Dog licence shall be issued to any person who has not attained the full age of 18 years. 3) Every Owner of a Dog shall, on or before February 1st of each year, or as soon thereafter as such Dog attains the age of six months, apply to the City or the Poundkeeper to license the Dog for that calendar year. 4) Every Owner of a Dog shall, within 31 days of acquiring the Dog or within thirty- one (31) days of the Owner having established residence in the City, apply to the City or the Poundkeeper to license the Dog for that calendar year. 5) The City shall maintain a record of each Dog licence issued, and for the purpose of identification, such record shall include: the name of the Owner; the address of the Owner; phone number of the Owner and a general description of the Dog including the sex, colour, breed, if known, and the name given to the Dog by the Owner. 3990 10 6) Except as otherwise provided by this Bylaw, every application for a licence shall be accompanied by a licence fee as prescribed by the Fees & Charges Bylaw No. 3892 as amended from time to time. 7) Where the Owner of a Dog that is licensed under this Bylaw sells, gives away, or otherwise disposes of the Dog, and ceases to be the Owner of the Dog, the licence for that Dog is automatically cancelled unless the licence is transferred to a new Owner as provided by this Bylaw. 8) An Owner who acquires a licensed Dog from another Owner or who moves to the City with a licensed Dog from another jurisdiction and who applies to license the Dog under this Bylaw may have the licence fee waived upon surrender of the Dog’s licence tag for the same year issued by another jurisdiction or to a previous owner. The new licence shall expire at the end of the current calendar year as provided in this Bylaw. 9) Every person applying for a licence for a Neutered Male Dog or Spayed Female Dog shall present to the City a certificate in writing from a Veterinarian certifying that the Dog is unable to reproduce. 10) Every person who has obtained a licence for an unneutered male Dog or unspayed female Dog may, before the expiration of the licence period and within six months of the purchase of the licence, present to the City a certificate from a Veterinarian certifying that the Dog is unable to reproduce, in which case the Owner shall be entitled to a refund of the difference between the fee charged for a spayed or neutered Dog and the fee charged for a Dog which is not spayed or neutered. 11) Every licence issued pursuant to this Bylaw shall expire on December 31st of the year of issue. 12) The City shall issue a licence tag with serial number for each Dog licensed under this Bylaw. 13) Every Owner of a licensed Dog shall cause the Dog to wear around its neck a suitable collar to which the licence tag shall be attached. 14) Section 12, clause 1) of this Bylaw does not apply to the Poundkeeper, an Animal Control Officer, or a police officer during the performance of his or her duties.