§ 90.019 PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN LICENSE.

   Application for such license shall be made to the City Clerk, which application shall state the name and address of the owner, primary and secondary phone number, email address, the name, breed, color and sex of each animal and also the date and certificate number of the dog’s or cat’s rabies vaccination.

(Prior Code, § 90.019) (Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)

§ 90.020 INOCULATION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FOR LICENSE.

   (A)   Before a license is issued, a certificate of inoculation against rabies for each dog or cat issued by the County Rabies Inspector or by the Inspector’s deputy or by a licensed veterinarian, shall be submitted to the City Clerk for examination.

   (B)   No license shall be issued for any dog or cat unless such animal’s inoculation certificate bears a date within one year prior to the date of application for license.

   (C)   Such certificate shall be returned to the applicant after the current dog or cat license number has been stamped thereon.

(Prior Code, § 90.020) (Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)

§ 90.021 LICENSE FEE; EXPIRATION.

   The fee for each license shall be as set forth in the city’s fee schedule. The license shall expire on April 30 next following the issuance thereof.

(Prior Code, § 90.021) (Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)

§ 90.022 LICENSE TAG AND COLLAR TO BE WORN BY ANIMAL.

   (A)   Upon the payment of said license fee, the City Clerk shall furnish to a person paying the same a license certificate and metallic tag for each animal for which such fee has been paid. The shape of such metallic tag may be changed each year and it shall have stamped thereon the year for which the fee is paid, the letters B.I.A.T. and the number to the tag to correspond with the number on the license certificate.

   (B)   Every animal kept within the city shall be provided by its owner or keeper with a collar made of leather, metal or other substantial material to which a current license tag shall be securely fastened and which collar and tag shall be kept around the animal’s neck during the license period. A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each and every day which shall elapse after the first conviction for a violation of any of the provisions of this section.

(Prior Code, § 90.022) (Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 90.023 REMOVAL OF TAG UNLAWFUL.

   It shall be unlawful for any person, without the consent of the owner or keeper, to remove the license tag from any animal for which an animal license has been obtained.

(Prior Code, § 90.023) (Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 90.024 FEE EXEMPTION FOR SERVICE ANIMAL.

   Upon application for a license as provided herein, a properly identified service dog shall be held exempt from the fee required for issuance of a license. This section shall not be construed to waive any other license requirement.

(Prior Code, § 90.024) (Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)

§ 90.025 CLERK TO KEEP BOOK OF REGISTRY.

   (A)   The City Clerk shall keep a complete registry, in a book to be kept for that purpose, of all licensed animals, describing the same by name, breed, color and sex and shall also enter the name and address of the owner or keeper as given and the number of the city license tag.

   (B)   Said animal shall wear said tags on a collar or otherwise be affixed to the animal to allow for identification.

(Prior Code, § 90.025) (Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)