Royal City to enforce dog license rules

ROYAL CITY — Royal City residents who haven’t licensed their dogs will receive a letter asking them to get a license and could get a fine if they don’t.

Royal City City Council members decided to renew the push on licensing dogs during a discussion at the Jan. 19 council meeting.

Public works director John Lasen said at the March 2 council meeting residents purchased 60 dog licenses so far, 20 more than the same period in 2020.

Lasen said the first licensing enforcement step will be letters. City crews also will visit multi-family locations and leave notification of the city ordinances, Lasen said.

People who don’t buy a dog license after they’ve been notified will be subject to fines.