The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-05
TAGS now READY
FOR local DOGS
Town Clerk Whitaker Re-
ceives a Supply of
5000.
LAW WILL GO INTO
EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1
Letter of Instruction Sent
Out by Cattle Commission
er Contains Pointers.

NEW haven QOg OWnerS WIZ SCI IiSlA
first opportunity to-day to get the new
brass tags for their dogs which will !
give paipable usual evidence to all rep
resentatives of the law that the ami
NAL is duly licensed. Five thousand |
tags have come to Town Clerk Whita-
ker's office, this city, being one of the
last in the state to get them, and dis
tribution will be started to-day. All
who have had their dogs duly register
! ed since May are invited to join the
throng and meet each other at the office
this morning.
The tags are of shield shape with
the words New Haven, the number of
the tag and the date 1907 on them.
The log tag law Is effective from Oc-
teber /. The following letter from Cat
tie Commissioner Heman Of Averill to
the town clerks and borough and city
officials who are interested will explain
some points connected with the law:
Dear Sirs: The general assembly Of
1907 has repealed all of the old dog
laws on the statute books, and has
enacted new code to take their
places. The new act went into effect
on July /; with the exception that dog
owners are given until October to Sc
cure. from the town clerks, metal tag
to be attached to their dogs collars;
and selectmen are given until October
to appoint dog wardens.
AS the public acts of 1907 will not be
| published and placed in the hands of
the public much before September l,
and as you have certain duties to per-
form under the new law, am mailing
you herewith in pamphlet form, a corr
rected copy of chapters 1877 and ITO of
the public acts OF 1907 as amended and
entitled, respectively, IAN act concern
ing dogs" and IAN act concerning the
| prevention and treatment Of rabies"
Section IA places upon this department
the duty Of securing the enforcement
Of these laws; l am, therefore, taking
the liberty at this early date to offer a
few suggestions to you In the hope
that we may be the better enabled to
work together in sympathy and har-
| mony in our earnest efforts to enforce
the law.
II the new law has added to our Off
cial duties and responsibilities and al
lowed us slight, or perhaps no extra
compensation, let us prove to our con-
stituencies that we will not shirk our
civic duty and win endeavor 10 secure
a strict enforcement OF the law.
1t is fact well known that in near
| ~ every town in the state there have
been many dogs that have not been
registered understhe old law and not
more than one-half Of those that have
been registered have ever had collar
on as has been required by law
Under the new law every registered
dog must not only wear a collar, but
there must be attached to II a tag the
shape Of which will indicate to the
casual observer whether the dog Is IL
censed up to date or not. 1t will thus
be a very easy matter for the public tc
know IL the law IS being enforced OF
not.
1t win be no hardship for the owner
to secure a tag for his dog. 1t mus
be made a hardship for him to neglect
OF refuse to do 1t.
The duties of town clerks and select
men under the new law are similar K
those performed by them under the ok
law; l desire, however, to offer few
suggestions as follows;
To Town Clerks.
When you give out a tag for do,
that has been registered in anothe
town. you should demand and keep tn
tag previously worn by the dog.
1t is not necessary for dogs under I
kennel license to wear the collar or tn
tag unless they are allowed to be a
large.
Tags will cost the town clerks sever
cents each and will be sold by tn
town clerks at ten cents each to tn
dog owner.
You should, when you give out a tag
place the number thereof on your rec
! ords SO that the owner may be identi
fed by the tag number.
, To selectmen.
, You are required to appoint a do
warden on or before October 1 thi
| year. and on or before April annual
thereafter.
t Dog wardens appointed by you wi
{ have no jurisdiction in boroughs o
cities, as the wardens of boroughs an
: the chiefs of police of cities have tn
f authority to appoint for their respec
tive jurisdiction.
' would earnestly request selectmer
] borough wardens and chiefs of polio
5 to report to me the names and ad
: dresses of dog wardens as soon as the
! have been appointed.
VETERANS FAVOR CANTEENs.