(a) No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog, three months old or over, unless licensed as provided in this chapter. Written application for such license shall be made to the Commissioner on a form prescribed and furnished by said Commissioner. The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color, and marking of such dog, and the name and address of the applicant; and shall be accompanied by a license fee of five dollars ($5). All licenses shall be void upon the thirtieth day of January of the following year. The Commissioner shall issue with each license a metallic tag. Such tag shall be affixed to a substantial collar. The collar shall be furnished by the owner and with the tag attached, shall at all times be kept on the dog for which the license is issued.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, except the owner or his authorized agent, animal warden or any other authorized agent of the Department of Agriculture to remove any license tag from a dog collar, or to remove any collar with a license tag attached thereto.
(c) In the event that the metallic license tag issued for a dog shall be lost, the owner may obtain a duplicate tag upon production of such license certificate and the payment of a fee of one dollar.
(d) Any person becoming the owner, after the thirtieth day of January of any year of any dog three months old or over, which has not already been licensed, or any person owning or keeping a dog which becomes three months old at time after the thirtieth day of January of any year, shall forthwith apply for and secure from the Commissioner a license for such dog in the same manner as the annual license is obtained under the provisions of this chapter.