{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-13-125","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 13–125","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) The County Commissioners of Kent County, by resolution, may\nprovide for a comprehensive system for the regulation of dogs.\n(2) The resolution may provide for:\n(i) the licensing and control of dogs;\n(ii) seizing and disposing of unlicensed or dangerous dogs; and\n(iii) reasonable penalties for a violation of a resolution enacted\nin accordance with this section.\n(b) (1) In Kent County, on or before July 1 of each year, a person owning\nor keeping a dog shall apply to the county tax collector for a license for the dog if the\ndog is at least 6 months old.\n(2) At the time of application, the applicant shall pay the fee for a dog\nor kennel license set by the County Commissioners of Kent County.\n(3) Except as provided in § 13–108 of this subtitle, the licenses and\nfees required under this section are the only licenses and fees required for owning or\nkeeping a dog.\n(4) The county commissioners shall prepare and supply the form for\na license issued under this subsection.\n(5) A dog license shall contain the date of issuance, a serial number,\nand a description of the dog licensed.\n(6) A license expires on July 1 of the year after issuance.\n(c) (1) In Kent County, the county tax collector shall issue a tag with\neach dog license to a person owning or keeping a dog when the owner pays the license\nfee for the dog.\n(2) The County Commissioners of Kent County shall prepare and\nsupply tags to the county tax collector each year.\n(3) The tags shall be:\n(i) composed of metal;\n(ii) imprinted with a serial number corresponding to the\nnumber on the license issued to the owner under subsection (b) of this section;\n(iii) imprinted with the calendar year for which the tag is\nissued;\n(iv) 1 inch or less in length; and\n(v) equipped with a substantial metal fastener.\n(4) The county commissioners shall change the general shape of the\ntags each year.\n(5) Tags supplied to owners of kennels shall contain the word\n“kennel”.\n(6) The person owning or keeping a dog shall attach the tag to a\nsubstantial collar and keep the collar and tag on the dog for which the license was\nissued at all times, except when the dog is:\n(i) confined in a kennel; or\n(ii) hunting under the charge of an attendant.\n(7) The county tax collector shall replace a lost tag on:\n(i) application by the person to whom the original license was\nissued;\n(ii) the production of the license; and\n(iii) payment of a fee of 25 cents.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=13-125","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"1a508fc14c3e8a34c2eaec2f404dd2f866922e8c44a8e0d912400621cb4a545e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-13-124","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-13-126"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}