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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
County dog tags for 1982 must be purchased by January 31 and this year, dog warden Jack Bruce warns that he'll begin issuing summones after that deadline if the tags aren't dangling from the collars of local canines.
"All the wardens in this area are having one heck of a time getting people to buy licenses.” said Bruce. "People know the law and they still won’t buy their tags. I try to be nice about it and go to them and remind them that they have to license their dogs. They say they’re going to do it and then they don’t. I bend over backwards to give them breaks and they lie about it and still don’t do it,” the warden complained.
In the past, Bruce noted, he’s been hesitant to write summones but he warned he’ll take enforcement action this year, requiring dog owners who do not purchase a license to appear in court. If convicted of failure to comply with local law which calls for all dogs—regardless of whether they are confined on their owners property or not—to be licensed, the negligent owners must pay a fine of S10 plus SI3 court costs. They must also buy a license, whether or no^ the dog is still alive. \
Bruce has adopted his new ”get tough" posture primarily in response to the rabies outbreak that has plagued the area. In ncigh
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