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Tit. XII, Ch. 2. POWERS AND DUTIES OF SUPERVISORS. §§ 3139-a9-3139-al4.
SEC. 3139-a9. Violations—penalty.
1 Any person violating or failing or refusing to comply with any of
2 the provisions of the last preceding section shall be guilty of a misde-
3 meanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding forty dollars
4 or confined in the county jail not more than thirty days, in the discre-
5 tion of the court.
[37 G. A., ch. 50, § 2 ; 39 G. A., ch. 140, § 9.]
SEC. 3139-alO. Publication of delinquent license list—entry of
tax.
1 The county auditor shall, on or before the first day of May, each
2 year, cause to be published in the official papers of the county a list
3 of all dogs, reported by the assessor, upon which this tax has not been
4 paid and it shall be the duty of such auditor, not later than the twen-
5 tieth day of May, to cause to be spread upon the tax books of the county
6 such tax, together with one dollar delinquent fee and the costs of
7 publication, which tax and costs shall be collectible in the same manner
8 and in the same way as any other delinquent tax. Should such tax
9 and costs be uncollectible the cost of publication and collection shall be
10 paid from the domestic animal fund.
[39 G. A., ch. 140, § 10.]
SEC. 3139-all. Blanks.
1 All forms for blanks and tags necessary in carrying out sections
2 thirty-one hundred thirty-nine-a one to thirty-one hundred thirty-
3 nine-a fourteen, inclusive, of this supplement, shall be prepared by the
4 county auditor and furnished by the county.
[39 G. A., ch. 140, § 11.]
SEC. 3139-al2. When property right in dog recognized.
1 All owners of dogs who comply with the provisions of sections
2 thirty-one hundred thirty-nine-a one to thirty-one hundred thirty-
3 nine-a fourteen, inclusive, of this supplement, by procuring license for
4 the same and have the same wearing a collar and tag, as therein pro-
5 vided, shall have a property right in their dog. All dogs not provided
6 with license, tag and collar, as above required, shall be considered wild
7 dogs, and in them no one shall be held to have any property right.
[39 G. A., ch. 140, § 12.]
SEC. 3139-al3. Nonapplicability of statute.
1 None of the provisions of sections thirty-one hundred thirty-nine-a
2 one to thirty-one hundred thirty-nine-a fourteen, inclusive, of this sup-
3 plement, shall apply to the owners or proprietors of kennels, or to
4 dogs in kennels, where such dogs are not allowed to run at large. Dogs
5 exempted from taxation under the provisions of this section shall be
6 assessed and taxed as personal property.
[39 G. A., ch. 140, § 13.]
SEC. 3139-al4. Interpreting clause.
1 In event that any one or more of the provisions of sections thirty-
2 one hundred thirty-nine-a one to thirty-one hundred thirty-nine-a f our-
3 teen, inclusive, of this supplement, shall be held unconstitutional by any