Sec. 5. (a) The fiscal body of a county may collect a county option dog tax imposed under section 3 of this chapter by any combination of the following methods:

(1) By designating one (1) or more persons in the county to collect the tax.

(2) By requiring a person who harbors or keeps a taxable dog to submit a complete and accurate county option dog tax return.

(3) By a method other than a method described in subdivision (1) or (2) as determined by the fiscal body of the county.

     (b) A designee under subsection (a)(1) may retain a fee from the tax collected for each taxable dog in an amount determined by the fiscal body not to exceed seventy-five cents ($0.75). A designee shall remit the balance of the money collected to the county treasurer by the tenth day of each month.

     (c) If a fiscal body chooses to collect a county option dog tax imposed under section 3 of this chapter by requiring the submission of a county option dog tax return under subsection (a), the county treasurer may include a county option dog tax return form with every property tax statement that is mailed to a person under IC 6-1.1-22-8.1(a)(1).

     (d) The department of local government finance shall prescribe a county option dog tax return form that a county may use for the reporting of county option dog tax liability.

As added by P.L.162-2006, SEC.36. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.67; P.L.87-2009, SEC.15.