WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 669

25GB (a). (Licensing of Dogs.) It shall be unlawful for
any person to own or harbor a dog unless licensed as provided
in this sub-title. Licenses shall not be required for
dogs under the age of four months which are not at large. The
license period shall run for the calendar year; namely from
January 1st to December 31st, inclusive, and the license fee,
which shall be the only license or tax on dogs in this County
and which is payable at the office of the County Treasurer, or
to such other agents, at such other places as may be desig-
nated by the Board of County Commissioners, shall be regu-
lated and determined and, if paid when due and payable, shall
be as follows:

(a) (Individual Dog Licenses.) Every person owning or
harboring a dog within Anne Arundel County shall apply
either orally or in writing to the County Treasurer, or such
agents as are duly authorized and advertised by the Board of
County Commissioners to sell and to enforce this licensing
act, for a license certificate and tag for each such dog owned
or harbored by him, excepting dogs kept under a kennel li-
cense as provided for in the following sub-section, and such
application shall state the name, sex, breed, age, color and
markings of each such dog and be accompanied by a fee of
Two Dollars ($2.00) for each male or successfully spayed
female, and a fee of Four Dollars ($4.00) for each unspayed
female whose license tag shall be stamped with the letter "F"
before the tag number.

In order to secure a license for a spayed female, the appli-
cant must present for the inspection at the time of applica-
tion a certificate in writing signed by a duly licensed veter-
inarian describing the dog and stating that to his knowledge
it has been spayed and the inspection of this certificate shall
be noted on the license certificate and stub for future refer-
ence by recording the veterinarian's name and address thereon.

The above license is due and payable as follows:

(1) On or before January 1st and not later than the last
day of February in each year, the owner or harborer of any
dog four months old or older shall pay the license tax as
above prescribed.

(2) If a dog shall become four months of age or an un-
licensed dog of license age shall come into the possession of
any person between January 1st and November 1st of any
year, the full license tax for the current calendar year shall
be paid forthwith by said owner.

(3) If a dog shall become four months of age or an unli-
censed dog of license age shall come into the possession of