After the Carolinian Utt in Garapan, staff of the Dog Control Program of the Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office is schedule to conduct dog tagging and registration in its next location at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium starting next week.<\/p>\n
Program director Ray B. Lizama said yesterday that their team will be at the gym located in Oleai, the next licensing village site, from June 20 to 30.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would like to remind all dog owners to comply with the Dog Control Program. It\u2019s the law,\u201d he told Saipan Tribune. <\/p>\n
According to Lizama, dog tags will determine the dog\u2019s ownership. \u201cWhen we do village visits and see dogs that don\u2019t have tags, they will be considered stray dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n
As of yesterday afternoon, Lizama said that some 484 dog owners from different precincts have already registered their dogs.<\/p>\n
When they started the dog tagging on June 6, Lizama said they required dog owners to bring their dogs along for the staff to take photographs of the dog to be registered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe photos are for record purposes. We will put them in our file so that when a dog owner loses a dog, we can just check the tag number and what the dog looks like. That way, we can easily find the missing dog,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
At present, Lizama said they tell dog owners that they themselves can take a photo of their dog and save it in a flash drive. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey can just bring the flash drive when they go to the dog registration site and we\u2019ll just upload it in our computer. Our waiting time now when tagging dogs is less than five minutes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Lizama said this method helps pet owners who have two or more dogs that need to be registered.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome dog owners said they can\u2019t fit their dogs in the car. Some have raised safety concerns but our staff is prepared because we have our cages and dog muzzles,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Lizama reminded all pet owners who want to register their dogs to proceed to any of the three government cashier offices first\u2014Treasury Office in Capital Hill, Tax and Revenue Office in Dandan, or the Commonwealth Superior Court\u2014before they go to the registration sites.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also want to remind dog owners who are senior citizens of 60 years or older that for a one-year license, they will pay $5 for altered dogs and $10 for non-altered dogs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
For more information, call Dog Control Program at 234-6208, (671) 888-3241 or email dogcontrolprogram.mos2011@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n
[B]ANNUAL LICENSE FEES[\/B]
\nUnaltered Dogs\tAltered (Neutered) Dogs\tSenior Citizen (55 and above) Dog Owners<\/p>\n
1 Year License\t$10\t $6\t $5
\n2 Year License\t$18\t $10\t$8
\n3 Year License\t$26\t $14\t$10
\n4 Year License\t$34\t $18\t$12
\n5 Year License\t$42\t $24\t$15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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