Sec. 22-340. Town clerk to provide licenses and tags.
Sec. 22-340. Town clerk to provide licenses and tags. (a) Each person complying
with the provisions of section 22-338, 22-339 or 22-342 shall receive from the town
clerk a license on a form prescribed by the commissioner, which license shall contain
a description of the dog and the number under which such dog is licensed. The town
clerk shall issue to such person a tag or plate of material prescribed by the commissioner,
upon which shall be distinctly marked the name of the town in which such dog is licensed,
the license number and the year of license. No town clerk shall issue such license or tag
to any person for any neutered male or spayed female dog not previously licensed as
such unless the person causing the dog to be licensed exhibits to the town clerk a certificate from a licensed veterinarian stating that such veterinarian has neutered or spayed
the dog or that, after examining the dog, he finds that the dog has been neutered or
spayed.
(b) The town clerk shall provide for the issuance and renewal through the mail of
licenses issued under sections 22-338 and 22-339. The town clerk may make applications
for such licenses available at such facilities as kennels, pet stores, veterinarian offices,
humane society offices and pet grooming establishments.
(1949 Rev., S. 3386; 1953, S. 1824d; 1963, P.A. 613, S. 12; P.A. 77-420, S. 2, 3; 77-604, S. 19, 84; P.A. 89-161, S. 4;
P.A. 93-435, S. 45, 95.)
History: 1963 act rephrased provision re veterinarian's statement that dog has been spayed; P.A. 77-420 and 77-604
made provisions previously applicable to spayed dogs applicable to neutered dogs as well; P.A. 89-161 made the existing
section Subsec. (a), added Subsec. (b) and amended Subsec. (a) to remove a requirement that the town clerk record on the
license form the name of the veterinarian who neutered or spayed the dog; P.A. 93-435 made certain technical and grammatical revisions, effective June 28, 1993.