So you’ve leashed your dog and cleaned up after him – have you licensed him? Just like there are laws for leashing your dog there are also laws about keeping your dog licensed. Cops have the right to check for licenses and fine owners for dogs without proper identification. Generally you can go to your city’s official Website, search for “dog license” and find the appropriate form to print out, fill out and mail in.
The fee for license registration is usually nominal (under $25) and the city often uses the database of licenses to find out the dog population for that city. “That information is used to determine how many pets are in an area and thus influences budget allocations for animal shelters,” says Jennifer Panton, President of United Action for Animals, “Aside from it being the law to license your dog it also provides pertinent information to properly fund homeless animals.”
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