The owner of a dog shall have the dog vaccinated against rabies
by a veterinarian at no later than five months of age and revaccinated
within one year after the initial vaccination and each year thereafter.
If the owner obtains the dog or brings the dog into the Town of Whitewater
after the dog has reached four months of age, the owner shall have
the dog vaccinated against rabies within 30 days after the dog is
obtained or brought into the Town of Whitewater unless the dog has
been vaccinated as evidenced by a current certificate of rabies vaccination
from this state or another state. The owner of a dog shall have the
dog revaccinated against rabies by a veterinarian before the date
that the immunization expires as stated on the certificate of vaccination
or, if no date is specified, within three years after the previous
vaccination.
A.
A certificate of rabies vaccination must be issued to the owner,
and the veterinarian shall keep a copy.
B.
The owner shall attach the rabies vaccination tag or a substitute tag to a collar, and a collar with the tag attached shall be kept on the dog at all times. This requirement does not apply to a dog during competition or training, to a dog while hunting, to a dog securely confined indoors, to a dog securely confined in a fenced area or to a dog while actively involved in herding or controlling livestock if the dog is under the control of its owner. The substitute tag shall be of a durable material and contain the same information as the rabies vaccination tag. The requirements of this subsection do not apply to a dog which is not required to be vaccinated under§ 6-31.
The owner of the dog shall pay the cost of the rabies vaccination.
The owner of a dog more than five months of age on January 1
of any year, or five months within the year, shall annually or on
or before the date the dog becomes five months of age pay the dog
license tax and obtain a license. No owner may have more than four
dog licenses without proper county zoning and authority for a kennel.
Not more than four dogs may be kept on any one premises; provided,
further, that no animals, fowl, or pets are bred or reared on such
premises for commercial purposes or sold therefrom. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, however, offspring of permitted household pets may
be kept and sold from the premises for a period of up to eight months.
The dog license tax shall be as listed in the fee schedule that
shall be kept on file with the Town Clerk.
For the purposes of the dog license tax, the year starts January
1 and ends the following December 31.
A.
The collecting official shall assess and collect a late fee of $5
from every owner of a dog five months of age or over if the owner
failed to obtain a license prior to April 1 of each year, or within
30 days of acquiring ownership of a licensable dog, or if the owner
failed to obtain a license on or before the dog reached licensable
age. All late fees received or collected shall be paid into the local
treasury as revenue of the town in which the license was issued.
B.
Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section
after May 1 of each year shall, upon conviction, be liable for a fine
as listed in the fee schedule that shall be kept on file with the
Town Clerk.
No person shall permit any dog which he/she owns, harbors, or
keeps to:
A.
Run at large off the premises of said owner or keeper without being
accurately fastened to a leash or otherwise under the control of said
owner or keeper or their agents. This section shall not apply to dogs
engaged in hunting in the Town while under the control of their owners;
provided, however, that the hunting is done upon land upon which the
owner has permission to hunt. Any person who fails to comply with
the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be liable for
a fine as listed in the fee schedule that shall be kept on file with
the Town Clerk.
