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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 244
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(2001 Replacement Volume and 2004 Supplement)
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, 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, 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
year. Any license issued under the provisions of this section as of July 1, 1950, shall be
valid until December 31, 1951. The license fee for each unspayed female dog shall be
three dollars ($3.00).
(d) In Montgomery County:
(1) The fees for dogs shall be determined by the County Executive of the
county; and
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