The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15

l. Section 1873, of the Code OF
Virginia as amended, authoriz-
ing Board of Supervisors OF
Counties to adopt local ordi-
nances, the Board of Super
vlsors of Cumberland County
Virginia, does hereby propose to
adopt the following ordinance at
meeting of said Board in the
Clerks Office on Friday. De-
cember IS, 1861. at 800 O'Clock
PM:
AN ORDINANCE TO BE
KNOWN AS THE DOG LAW
ORDNANCE PROVIDING FOR
THE LEVYING AND COL
LECTING OF LICENSE TAXES
IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY,
VIRGINIA, AS PROVIDED UN-
DER CHAPTER 9 SECTION 20
1873 EFT SEQ, ESPECIALLY
SECTION 29-184.2.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the
Board of County Supervisors Of
Cumberland County, Virginia
that there is hereby proposed
for adoption an Ordinance to be
known as the DOG LAW ORDI.
NANCE, providing for the levy
ing and collection of license
taxes on dogs and the enforce
ment of the dog laws of Cum
berland County, Virginia, as
provided under Chapter 9 Sec
ton 29-l83 ct sea-, especially
Section 29-184.2, AS FOLLOWS,
TO-WIT:
l. AMOUNT OF LICENSE II
Shall be unlawful for any person
to own a dog six months old or
over in the County of Cumber-
land unless such dog is licensed,
as required by the provisions of
this chapter. Dog licenses shall
run by the calendar year:
namely. from January first to
December thirty-first. inclusive,
and the license tax which shall
be the only license tax on dogs
In the County of Cumberland,
Shall be payable at the office
of the Treasurer and shall be
as follows:
Male = For a male dog. one
dollar
UnseXed female For an I'M
seXed female dog, one dollar.
Kennel. for twenty dogs or less
For a kennel of twenty dogs
or less, fifteen dollars.
Kennel. for 1850 dogs : For a
kennel of 2O-25 dogs, twenty
five dollars.
II. WHEN LICENSE TAX
PAYABLE License tax on dogs
shall be due and payable as fol-
lows:
"a On or before January first
and not later than January thir-
ty-first of each year. the owner
of any dog six months old or
Older shall pay a license tax as
prescribed in the preceding sec
ton.
b. If a dog shall become six
months of age or come into the
possession of any person be-
tween January first and Novem-
Der first of any year. the IL
Cnese tax for the current calen-
dar year shall be paid forthwith
by the owner.
Co If a dog shall become six
months OF age or come into the
possession of any person be-
tween October thirty-first and
December thirtyfirst of any
year. the license tax for the sue
ceeding calendar year shall be
paid forthwith by the owner and
such license shall protect such
dog from the date of purchase.
III. TREASURER ORDER
ING TAGS: SALE TO BEGIN
NOVEMBER FIRST The Treas
urer shall order from the State
Game Commission not later
than April first of each year.
sufficient supply of such tags
for the calendar year following
Dog tags for each calendar year
shall be sold in serial and MI
merical order. beginning No
vember first Of the prior year
and shall remain on sale until
December thirty-first of the cal
endar year covered by such
tags.
", PENALTIES FOR VIOLA
TON OF THE DOG LAW Any
person violating any Of the pro
visions of this Ordinance shall
be fined by an amount not tT
exceed Three Hundred Dollars
fS300.00) or be confined In iaI
not exceeding thirty days
either or both.
V. The Enforcement of the
Dog Laws Of the County Of Cum
herland shall be vested in the
Dog Warden and the Deputy
Dog Wardens.
vi. All other provisions o.
Chapter 9 29-1S3 EFT SEQ. o.
the Code of Virginia of 1850 ane
Amendments thereto. shall ap
ply Mutatis Mutandis to the Dos
Warden and Deputy Dog War
denS of the County of Cumber
land.
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