Any person who shall own, keep or harbor a dog over the age of six months within the municipality shall within 30 days after acquisition of the said dog acquire a license for each such dog annually by or before April 1 each year. The said tax shall be delinquent from and after May 1; provided, the possessor of any dog brought into or harbored within the corporate limits subsequent to April 1 of any year, shall be liable for the payment of the dog tax levied herein and such tax shall be delinquent if not paid within 30 days thereafter. Licenses shall be issued by the Municipal Clerk upon the payment of a license tax of $5 for each dog if paid on time as required above, and $7 if the license tax is delinquent allocable to the municipality, and, in addition to the municipality’s license tax, shall collect a fee of $1 for disbursement to the state as required by Neb. RS 54-603(3). Said license shall not be transferable and no refund will be allowed in case of death, sale or other disposition of the licensed dog. The owner shall state at the time the application is made and upon printed forms provided for such purpose, the owner’s name and address and the name, breed, color and sex of each dog owned and kept by such owner. A certificate that the dog has had a rabies shot, effective for the ensuing year of the license, shall be presented when the license is applied for and no license or tag shall be issued until the certificate is shown.
(Prior Code, § 6-101) (Ord. 273, passed 6-4-2013) Penalty, see § 10.99
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Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-526, 54-603, 71-4412