Bayfield, Colorado

Sec. 3-19. – Dog license.

A dog license is required for all dogs over the age of four months that live within the town limits. Licensing will help reunite lost pets with their families and must be renewed every year prior to February 1 ^st and requires proof of vaccination. Said licenses shall be effective for the calendar year of issuance. Failure to license any dog within a calendar year does not negate the licensing charges due for that calendar year and will result in the requirement that the delinquent charges be paid at such time as the animal is next licensed. Dogs born during any calendar year shall be licensed within 30 days after the dog reaches the age of four months. Dogs purchased, obtained, or otherwise acquired, and dogs of new residents of the town shall be licensed within 30 days after such acquisition or establishing residence. All dogs are required to wear their metal license tag on their collar or harness at all times. The metal tag received with the initial license registration is permanently assigned to that dog unless the owner request to pay for a replacement tag. The town will not issue a new tag every year. No license shall be issued to any person under the age of 18 years.

The annual license fee for persons keeping, maintaining, harboring or possessing dogs within the town shall be set by the board of trustees by Resolution. The town clerk shall make said fee schedule available to any person upon request. Discounts will be given to spayed/neutered dogs with proof of procedure, and to seniors over the age of 65 with spayed/neutered dogs.