Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-06-14
The State Dog Law.

Vi Artlcle 81 OF the Annotated Code of
Maryland, title Revenue and Taxes" sub
title Taxation of Dogs" providing for the
protection of sheep, poultry and live stock
and imposing license fees on dogs.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Sections 1876
to POI, inclusive, of Article 81 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Reve-
nue. and Taxes" subtitle Taxation of
Dogs, be and the same are hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amendments
to read as follows
l95. On or before the first day of July.
1918, and on or before the first day of July
of each year thereafter, the owner of any
dog, six months old or over, shall apply
either orally or in writing to the County
Treasurer or Clerk to the County Commits
sioners in the counties having no Treas
urer Of the county in which he or she re-
sides or to Justice Of the Peace of any
district in said county for license for
each such dog owned or kept by him, and
such applications shall be accompanied
by fee of one dollar ($L00) for each
male dog or each spayed female dog. and
fee of two dollars for each unspayed female
dog, and provided that kennel license
shall be issued for ten dollars $4,000
to persons owning or keeping not in excess
oftwenty-fve dogs and that kennel license
fee of twenty dollars $4,000 shall be
issued to persons keeping more than TWEEN
ty-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 pre-
pared and supplied by the County Commits
sioners. Such license shall be dated and
numbered, and shall contain description
of the dog licensed. All licenses shall be
void upon the first day of July Of the fol-
lowing year.
The County Commissioners shall also
furnish, and the County Treasurer. or JUS
tice of the Peace, issuing the license, shall
issue, with each license, a metal tag. Such
tags shall be affixed to a substantial col
lar. 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.
1876. The County Commissioners of the
several counties shall prepare, and furnish
annually to the County Treasurer, Clerk to
the County Commissioners in counties hav-
ing no Treasurer. and to the Justices Of
the Peace of the respective counties metal
tags to be given to the owners of dogs
when such owners shall pay the license
fee for said dogs. Such tags shall be of
metal. and shall have serial numbers cor
responding with the number on the license
issued to said owner. as provided in the
preceding section Of this Act. Such tags
shall also have impressed thereon the cal
endar year for which such tag is issued,
and shall be not more than one inch in
length, and shall be equipped with sub
stantial notwithstanding device. The gen.
from year to year. and the tags furnished
owners of kennels shall have the word
kennel thereon. II any such tag Is lost,
it shall be replaced by the County Treasurer.
or Justice of the Peace, upon application
by the persons to whom the original license
was issued. upon production of such license
and payment Of fee Of twenty-five cents.
1877. Any Justice Of the Peace of the
several counties after having received and
receipted for necessary blanks and tags.
may issue such dog licenses and tags in
like manner as prescribed for the issuance
of licenses by the County Treasurer. When
a license is issued by the Justice of the
Peace, the said Justice Of the Peace. may
retain as his fee for the issuance of said
license. reporting the same, and remitting
payment therefor, to the County Treasurer.
or Clerk Of the County Commissioners in
counties having no Treasurer, the sum Of
twenty-five cents. Such report and remit
lance shall be made by the Justice Of the
Pence at the end Of each month; where
upon the County Treasurer shall make a
record of. and otherwise treat, said license
as though it had been issued from his
office, except that he shall also note upon
his record the name Of the Justice Issuing
the license. Every Justice Of the Peace
shall deliver the book or books from which
he had issued license, together with the
stubs therein properly filled out and show
ing the names of each licensee and the
number of the license issued to him, to the
County Treasurer or Clerk to the County
Commissioners in counties having no Treas
urer before the first day of July Of each
year.
Any persons becoming the owner. after
the first day Of July Of any year, OF any
dog six months old or over which has not
already been licensed, or any person own
ing or keeping a dog which became six
months old at any time after the first day
Of July Of any year shall forthwith apply
for and secure license for such dog in
the same manner as the annual license is
obtained under the provisions Of this Act
1913. Any person may kill any dog which
he sees in the act Of pursuing. worrying,
wounding or killing any poultry or live
stock. or attacking human beings whether
or not such dog bears the proper license
tag required by these provisions. There
shall be no liability on such persons in
damage or otherwise for such killing. Any
unlicensed dog that enters any field or
yard shall constitute a private nuisance
and the owner or tenant Of such field or
yard, or other agent or servant, may kill
such dog while it is in the field or yard with
out liability or responsibility Of any nature
of such killing and any person may kill a
female dog running at large while in heat
without liabilities therefor.