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Docket 17-07: KCC Title 9 2017 | Page 9 of 17 as listed in the conditions set for the below: (a) Applications for registration can be made at any time and shall be valid for a period Either: (i) one year from date of purchase, if purchasing a one year license; or (ii) three years from the date of purchase, if purchasing a three year license. (b) In the case of a newly acquired dog, the application shall be made within thirty days of either the date of acquisition or the date when the dog reaches six months of age, whichever comes later; (c) In the case of a new resident to the county with a licensed or an unlicensed adult dog, the application shall be made within thirty days of establishing residency; (d) In the case of a dog licensed by another jurisdiction within Kittitas County, the license shall be valid until after the last day of December of the year they established residency in the county. 6.01.160 Dog registration and license – Tag. Upon application, certification or submission of proof of immunization and payment of fees by the owner or person having the custody and control of any adult dog, the department or its designated agent, shall issue to the applicant a numbered license identification tag for each dog so registered. The applicant shall ensure that the tag is securely fastened to a substantial collar or harness to be worn at all times by the dog. 6.01.170 Incomplete applications. 1. In the event any registration and license applicant fails to provide all required information or fees, the department shall notify such applicant by first class mail at the mailing address stated on the application or notify applicant by phone of any such deficiency, requesting that any required information or fees be provided to the department within thirty days, and stating that if the required information or fees are not timely received, any fees paid shall be forfeited and the application shall be voided. 2. If any applicant fails to timely provide the information requested under this section, a new application and fee shall be required after the thirty days have expired and any tag previously supplied shall be voided. 3. Any fees received by the department for applications that cannot be processed shall be deposited into a special revenue account within the dog control department fund and held in that fund for a period of not less than thirty days after notice of deficiencies in the application is mailed to the applicant or until the required information or fees are received. After thirty days have passed since the applicant was notified of any deficiency, such fees shall become miscellaneous revenues. Any overpayment of fees shall be refunded to the applicant if the request for overpayment refund is made within ninety days of such overpayment.