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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 293
may be satisfied by either a metal tag or a surgically implanted microchip;
excluding Talbot County from a provision of law specifying requirements for dog
tags; and generally relating to requirements for dog and kennel licenses and dog
tags in Talbot County.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 24 - Political Subdivisions - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 11-501 and 11-503
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2005 Replacement Volume)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article 24 - Political Subdivisions - Miscellaneous Provisions
11-501.
(a) Except in Carroll County, Cecil County, Montgomery County, Howard
County, TALBOT COUNTY, and Washington County, on or before the first day of July of
each year, the owner of any dog, six months old or over, shall apply either orally or in
writing, to the county treasurer or to the tax collecting officer in said county for a
license for each such dog owned or kept by him, and such application shall be
accompanied by a fee of one dollar ($1.00) for each male dog or each spayed female
dog, and a fee of two dollars ($2.00) for each unspayed female dog, and provided that
kennel license shall be issued for ten dollars ($10.00) to persons owning or keeping
not in excess of twenty-five dogs and that a kennel license fee of twenty dollars
($20.00) shall be issued to persons keeping more than twenty-five dogs. The said
license or fee shall be the only license or tax required for the ownership or keeping of
said dog or dogs. Such license shall be issued on a form prepared and supplied by the
county commissioners. Such license shall be dated and numbered, and shall contain a
description of the dog licensed. Except in Carroll County, Cecil County, Montgomery
County, Howard County, TALBOT. COUNTY, and Washington County, all licenses shall
be void upon the first day of July of the following year. The county commissioners
shall also furnish, and the county treasurer, or tax collecting officer issuing the
license, shall issue, with each license, a metal tag. Such tag shall be affixed to a
substantial collar. The collar shall be furnished by the owner, and with the tag
attached shall at all times be kept on the dog for which the license is issued, except
when confined in the kennel or when hunting in charge of an attendant.
(b) In Calvert County the fees for dog licenses shall be determined by the
County Commissioners. However, before establishing or altering any license fee, the
Calvert County Commissioners shall advertise the proposed fee for 2 consecutive
weeks in at least 2 newspapers of general circulation in Calvert County. All dog
licenses will expire on June 30. Any license valid on July 1, 1973, shall remain valid
through June 30, 1974.
(c) In Harford County all applications for licenses under the provisions of this
section shall be made on or before the thirty-first day of December of each year and
all licenses issued shall be void upon the thirty-first day of December of the following
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