(A) It shall be unlawful for any person harboring, owning, maintaining or having in his custody or possession any dog unless such dog is licensed and inoculated as provided within this chapter.
(B) The city clerk shall not license any dog until:
1. That said dog has been inoculated with canine and antirabies vaccine approved by and in the manner prescribed by the Nevada state department of agriculture, and the owner or custodian of said dog provided proof of such.
2. The owner or custodian of said dog shall furnish a statement from a veterinarian to the effect that said dog need not be or should not be inoculated or the records kept at the office of the city clerk provide evidence the inoculation is not necessary for the year being licensed. (Ord. 158, 5-11-1988, eff. 5-18-1988)
(C) No person shall keep more than three (3) dogs over six (6) months of age at any place, on any one premises, or in any residence, located within the city, used or occupied by human beings without first obtaining a multidog permit from the city. If the application is granted, said permit shall be issued with such restrictions or on such conditions as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the animal control officer to prevent the keeping of such dogs from becoming a nuisance and is subject to revocation for violation of the restrictions or conditions. A multidog permit shall be issued for an annual fee as set by resolution of the board, which is not subject to proration or refund. Any multidog owner meeting the provisions of this subsection and having a validly issued permit in his possession need not have the property where the dogs are maintained rezoned. A multidog owner may not in any event keep and maintain on his property more than six (6) adult dogs over the age of six (6) months. Such permit shall be for a term of one calendar year. (Ord. 171, 8-12-1992)
(D) Every person owning, operating or maintaining a commercial kennel and/or pet shop within the city must first obtain a kennel and/or pet shop business license required by the city to operate said kennel and/or pet shop. The issuance of any license therefor shall at all times be subject to planning and zoning regulations of the city, provided, however, that this section as to the business license shall not apply to quarters maintained by political entities for the purpose of using animals in law enforcement or animal control or to quarters maintained by veterinarians for the purpose of surveillance of treatment of animals on a temporary basis.
(E) Any person required to obtain any permit under any of the provisions of this section shall permit their premises to be inspected by the animal control officer at reasonable times, and the animal control officer shall approve the permit if he finds all of the following to be true:
1. Keeping the dogs at the location specified in the application will not violate any ordinance, rule or regulation of the city or any law of the state of Nevada; and
2. The premises contain an adequate enclosure for keeping the dogs; and
3. Maintenance of the dogs will not endanger the peace, health or safety of persons residing in the city; and
4. The premises are capable of being maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, and any dog therein will not be subject to neglect, cruelty or abuse; and
5. Keeping and maintenance of the dogs will not constitute a nuisance.
(F) Every person owning or having the care, custody or control of, or maintaining any dog or dogs, six (6) months old or older in the city, shall pay to the city clerk an annual license fee as set by resolution by the board for each neutered dog and each nonneutered dog. All owners of dogs said to be neutered must have proof of neutering or a certificate from a veterinarian. Such license shall be for the calendar year, or the parts thereof remaining after the date such license is obtained and shall be payable in advance.
No prorations or deductions shall be made on fractional parts of any year. All dog licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year in which issued. The annual license fee of dogs not previously licensed hereunder shall be due and payable when such dog reaches six (6) months of age or older, or upon the ownership or possession of an unlicensed dog six (6) months of age or older, or upon the owner or custodian of any dog six (6) months of age or older establishing residence in the city. If any dog license payable hereunder is not paid within sixty (60) days from the date it became due, a penalty as set by resolution of the board, shall be paid to the city clerk with and in addition to the regular annual license fee for such dog.
(G) It shall be the duty of the person making application for any dog license to provide the city clerk with the name and address of the owner or custodian of such dog and the name, breed, color of such dog owned or kept by such owner or custodian. Upon proof, by the applicant for any dog license of the inoculation herein required, the payment of the proper annual license fee and any penalties applicable and upon providing the information herein required, the city clerk shall issue an appropriate dog license or certificate stating the calendar year for which such license fee is paid, the date of payment, the name and residence address of the persons to whom such license is issued, and the description of the dog and shall issue a metal or plastic tag number to correspond with the license or certificate with the calendar year stamped thereon. If such tag shall be lost at any time prior to the expiration date thereof, it shall be the duty of the owner, or person having control of the dog for which said lost tag was issued, to procure a new tag and pay a fee as set by resolution of the board therefor to the clerk.
(H) All dogs kept, harbored, or maintained in the city limits of the city, six (6) months of age or older shall be inoculated by a veterinarian with an antirabies vaccine approved by and in the manner and at such intervals as may be prescribed by the Nevada department of agriculture, from time to time, provided that every dog shall be reinoculated at not more than twenty four (24) month intervals thereafter if inoculated with modified alive vaccine, or at not more than twelve (12) month intervals if inoculated with killed vaccine. It shall be unlawful for the owner or custodian of any dog to keep, maintain, or allow such dog to remain within the city limits of the city unless such dog shall have been inoculated with antirabies vaccine by a veterinarian at the time and in the manner specified in this chapter.
(I) The provisions of this section shall not apply to dogs owned by or in the custody or in the control of persons who are nonresidents of the city and are temporarily within the city for a period of not to exceed sixty (60) days, nor to dogs brought into the city exclusively for the purpose of participating in any dog show or exhibition, nor to a dog which has been trained and is actually being used to act as a guide for the blind, provided that no such dog shall run at large in the city and no owner or custodian of such dog shall permit the same to run at large in the city.
(J) Dog tags and licenses shall not be transferable from one dog to another, and no refund shall be made on any dog license fee because of death of the dog or the owner's leaving the city before the expiration of the license.
(K) All proceeds collected under the provisions of this section for the licensing of dogs shall be deposited in the general fund of the city. (Ord. 158, 5-11-1988, eff. 5-18-1988)