Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), after July 1, 2006, a county or a municipality (as defined in IC 36-1-2-11) of the county may not adopt an ordinance implementing a licensing system for dogs unless the county option dog tax under this chapter is in effect in the county.

     (b) If:

(1) a county adopted an ordinance implementing a licensing system for dogs:

(A) after December 31, 2006; and

(B) before February 1, 2007; and

(2) the county did not first adopt the county option dog tax;

the ordinance is legalized.

As added by P.L.162-2006, SEC.36. Amended by P.L.172-2011, SEC.111.