State, County Double Efforts to Get Dogs Licensed as Enforcement Increases
PA Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement will be canvassing Delaware County during the month of July to ensure that residents' dogs are licensed, and the county will continue its work to educate residents on the importance of licensing dogs.
Delaware County and its municipalities have been urging dog owners to license their dogs for months, but for dog owners who have not heeded the county's advice, dog licenses are all the more important now. According to a Delaware County Treasurer's Office press release, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement will be canvassing Delaware County during the month of July to ensure that residents' dogs are licensed. Pennsylvania state law mandates that all dogs older than 3 months must be licensed by Jan. 1 of each year, and the fine for an unlicensed dog can run as high as $300. Delaware County Council Chairman Jack Whelan estimates that less than half the dogs in the county are licensed. "We have a little less than 10,000 dogs …
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