(A) Any person who shall own, keep, or harbor a cat over the age of six months within the city shall, within 30 days after acquisition of the cat, acquire a license for each cat annually by or before April 1 of each year.
(B) Licenses shall be issued by the City Clerk/Treasurer upon the payment of a license tax of an amount set by separate resolution for each cat, provided that the tax shall be an amount set by separate resolution for each cat for every license issued after the tax has become delinquent.
(C) All license taxes shall be credited to the General Fund.
(D) The tax shall be delinquent from and after April 10, provided that the possessor of any cat brought into or harbored within the corporate limits subsequent to April 1 of any year, shall be liable for the payment of the cat tax levied herein and the tax shall be delinquent if not paid within ten days thereafter.
(E) The license shall not be transferable, and no refund will be allowed in case of death, sale, or other disposition of the licensed cat.
(F) The owner shall state at the time the application is made and upon printed forms provided for the purpose his or her name and address and the name, breed, color, and sex of each cat owned and kept by the owner.
(G) A certificate that the cat 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, § 93.52) (Ord. 2010-9.1, passed 11-8-2010)