Any person who resides a minimum of six months in the Town of
Wales who owns, possesses or harbors a dog four months of age or over
in the Town of Wales shall obtain a current license for said dog and
shall place and keep on such dog a collar to which shall be securely
attached a valid identification tag for that dog, in accordance with
the requirements of this chapter.
A. No license is required for any dog under the age of four months and
which is not at large.
B. The owner of one or more purebred dogs registered by a recognized
registry association may annually make an application for a purebred
license in addition to the individual licenses required by this chapter.
The purebred license shall be valid for a period of one year beginning
with the first day of the month following the date of issuance and
shall be renewable annually thereafter prior to the expiration date.
All licenses issued pursuant to this article, and any renewal
thereof, shall expire on the last day of the month of the period for
which they are issued, except that no license or renewal shall be
issued for a period expiring after the last day of the 11th month
following the expiration date of the current rabies certificate for
the dog being licensed. In the event that an applicant for a license
or renewal presents a statement certified by a licensed veterinarian
in lieu of a rabies certificate, then the license or renewal shall
be issued for one year from the date of the statement.