(A) Each owner of a dog which is over the age of four months and which is kept in the city shall obtain an annual license for the dog, beginning with date of the (mandatory) rabies vaccination of the dog and expiring one year later. The owner shall obtain the license within 30 days after the day on which the dog, if over the age of four months, is first owned. The Animal Control Supervisor will issue a license after application and payment of the required fee.
(B) A dog owner may, with proof of multi-year rabies vaccination, choose to renew a license for one, two or three years, with final expiration coincident with the expiration of the rabies vaccination. (Cal. Food and Agric. Code § 30801.) A person who acquires a licensed dog must transfer ownership within 30 days, and shall include written notice to Animal Control of the name and address of the former owner.
(Ord. 2083-C-S, passed 4-8-14)