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7 Pa. Code § 23.6.  Stray dogs.

§ 23.6.  Stray dogs.

 A grant recipient shall accept and cooperate in the detention of a dog apprehended running at large, either licensed or unlicensed, and dispose of unlicensed stray dogs apprehended and delivered to the agency by an enforcement officer. In addition, the recipient shall make certain that an unlicensed stray dog 6 months of age or over is licensed before being released from the shelter to its owner. If the stray dog is adopted by a new owner, the appropriate license fee and application completed by the new dog owner shall be left with the agency releasing the dog. It is the agency’s responsibility to forward the fee and application to the County Treasurer’s office within 5 working days.



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