11-1008. License fees for dogs; issuance of
dog tags; classification
A. The board of supervisors of each county may set a license fee which shall be
paid for each dog three months of age or over that is kept, harbored or maintained within
the boundaries of the state for at least thirty consecutive days of each calendar year.
License fees shall become payable at the discretion of the board of supervisors of each
county. The licensing period shall not exceed the period of time for revaccination as
designated by the state veterinarian. License fees shall be paid within ninety days to
the board of supervisors. A penalty fee of two dollars shall be paid if the license
application is made less than one year subsequent to the date on which the dog is
required to be licensed under this article. If the license application is made one year
or later from the date on which the dog is required to be licensed, an additional penalty
fee of ten dollars shall be paid for each subsequent year up to a maximum of twenty-two
dollars. This penalty shall not be assessed against applicants who furnish adequate
proof that the dog to be licensed has been in their possession in Arizona less than
thirty consecutive days.
B. If the board of supervisors adopts a license fee, the board shall provide
durable dog tags. Each dog licensed under the terms of this article shall receive, at the
time of licensing, such a tag on which shall be inscribed the name of the county, the
number of the license, and the year in which it expires. The tag shall be attached to a
collar or harness which shall be worn by the dog at all times, except as otherwise
provided in this article. Whenever a dog tag is lost, a duplicate tag shall be issued
upon application by the owner and payment of a fee established by the board of
supervisors.
C. The board of supervisors may set license fees that are lower for dogs
permanently incapable of procreation. An applicant for a license for a dog claimed to be
incapable of procreation shall furnish adequate proof satisfactory to the enforcement
agent that such dog has been surgically altered to be permanently incapable of
procreation.
D. All fees and penalties shall be deposited in the rabies control fund pursuant to
section 11-1011.
E. Any person who knowingly fails within fifteen days after written notification
from the county enforcement agent to obtain a license for a dog required to be licensed,
counterfeits an official dog tag, removes such tag from any dog for the purpose of
intentional and malicious mischief or places a dog tag upon a dog unless the tag was
issued for that particular dog is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
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