(A) It is unlawful for any person to own, harbor or keep any dog over the age of five months, or to permit such a dog which is owned, harbored or controlled by him or her to be within the city limits unless the dog has attached to its neck or leg a substantial collar containing a metal license tag which is issued by the authority of the municipality for the purpose of identifying the dog and designating a license number. No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog within the city limits unless such dog is licensed as herein provided.
(1) Application for such license shall be made to the City Clerk, or such other agent as shall be designated by him or her, which shall state the name and address of the owner and the name, breed, color, age and sex of the dog. The license fee shall be paid at the time of making application, a numbered receipt given to the applicant and a numbered metallic tag shall be issued to the owner.
(2) The annual license fee shall be $5 for each neutered male or spayed female dog. The annual license fee shall be $20 for each un-spayed or un-neutered dog. Any person bringing any dog into the city, after the date this chapter is effective, except as otherwise provided, shall immediately make application for such license and pay the license herein provided for; but such license shall expire on the thirty-first day of the following December. No application for a dog license shall be accepted until the applicant has produced satisfactory evidence that the dog for which the license is to be issued has been vaccinated for rabies within two years immediately preceding the date of application with “avianized flury” strain rabies vaccine.
(B) In the event that a license tag issued for a dog shall be lost, the owner may obtain a duplicate tag upon the payment of $2 to the City Clerk.
(C) If there is a change of ownership of a dog during the license year, the new owner may have the current license transferred to his or her name upon application to the City Clerk.
(D) No person shall use for any dog a license receipt, or license tag, or evidence of vaccination for rabies issued for any other dog.
(E) The license tag provided for herein shall be stamped with a number and the year for which issued. The shape, design or color of each tag shall be changed from year to year. Every licensed dog shall at all times wear a choke chain, collar, harness or leg chain to which is attached its licence tag.
(F) The unauthorized removal of the tag hereinbefore mentioned from any dog shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(G) No person shall place or cause to be placed upon the collar or around the neck of any dog, any counterfeit of the tag hereinbefore mentioned.
(Ord. 2005-01, passed 11-8-2004; Ord. 2010-01, passed 8-31-2009) Penalty, see § 90.999