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6.1.1-2: License Tax A license tax in the amount hereinafter r.ovided ahali be imposed upon each and every dog, male or female, located in the County, end any person owning or having custody or cant -.r of of one (1) or more dogs located therein shall be liable for the payment of said license tax. Such license tax shall be due and payable in advance on the let day of July in each year. The license tax for each dog where the owner of such dog shall present to the Director of Public Health a certificate of a duly licensed doctor of veterinary medicine or such other person as the Board of Supervisors may designate certifying that such dog has been vaccinated with an approved anti -rabies vaccine which will provide protection against rabies for the period for which the tax is paidshall be two dollars ($2. 00). The license tax per annum for each dog for which no certificate of vaccination as heretofore specified is presented shall be three dollars and fifty cents ($3. 50) per annum. Where no certificate of approved vaccination for the dog is presented by the owner the license tax shall cover the cost of the vaccine and vaccination of the animal to be provided by the Director of Public Health prior to the issuance of the license, If any person acquires ownership, custody or control of any dog sub- sequent to the 1st day of July of any year, he shall immediately become liable for the payment of said license tax, and the full amount thereof shall be payable for any remaining fraction of such year. All monies collected as a result of the license tax imposed herein, shall be paid to the Treasurer of the County. The Director of Public Health may arrange for community clinics at convenient times and places throughout the County where owners may bring their dogs for vaccination. 6. 1. 1-2. 1 s Determination of Ownership Any person harboring or keeping any dog for ten (30) or more con- secutive :lays shall be deemed to be the owner thereof with the meaning of this Article. 6.1.1-3: License Provisions Upon payment of the license fee and the presentation of a certificate of approved vaccination of the dog, the Director of Public Health shall issue a license signod by him and stating the name and residence of rile rcrscn to whom the license is issued, the amount paid, the date of issuance and expiration thereof, the date and place of vaccination, and a desc:.•-ption of the dog for v;hlch such license is issued, together with of the metallic tag accompanying the same. -4-