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Application for dog licenses shall be made at either the office of the city administrative services director or such other office or location as shall be designated by the city manager. A license and accompanying license tag suitable for attachment to a dog collar or harness shall be issued and delivered to an applicant upon receipt of payment of the required fee.
(Prior code § 3.29 (Ord. 641 §3, Ord. 783 §1, Ord. 2099 §4), Ord. 2113 §1, Ord. 2439 §66)
Where ownership of a duly licensed dog is transferred, the transferring owner shall cause such license to be transferred to the new owner by making application therefor in the same manner as required by Section 7.08.040 when applying for a new license, and paying the transfer fee fixed by resolution of the city council.
A transferring owner who fails to comply with this section shall be presumed to still be the owner of such dog and subject to all the provisions of this title applicable to owners of dogs.
(Prior code § 3.29-1 (Ord. 853 §1))
A. The dog license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be in a form prescribed by the city manager or a designee and shall set forth the following information:
1. The owner’s name, address, and phone number and the address where the dog will reside if different from that of the owner;
2. A description of the dog being licensed, including name, sex, breed and color;
3. The rabies vaccination information, including the administering clinic, date of immunization, the type of rabies vaccine administered, the name of the manufacturer, the lot number of the vaccine used and the age of the dog at vaccination;
4. The date the license is issued and the expiration date of the license;
5. The number of the license; and
6. A statement showing the amount of the fee and that the same has been paid.
B. The license tag shall also be in a form prescribed by the city manager or a designee and shall have inscribed thereon, “City of Chico,” and the license number.
(Prior code §3.30 (Ord. 641 §3, Ord. 2099 §5), Ord. 2268, Ord. 2478)
The owner of a licensed dog shall cause the license tag issued for such dog to be affixed by a permanent metal fastening to the collar or harness on the dog in such a way that the tag may be easily seen by the animal control supervisor or other authorized person. It shall be the duty of the owner of a licensed dog to cause the dog collar or harness on which the license tag is attached to be worn by such dog at all times except when on the owner's premises. Any dog not wearing a license tag as provided in this section shall be impounded in the city animal shelter subject to retention, sale or disposition as provided in this title.
(Prior code § 3.32 (Ord. 641 §3, Ord. 1371 §7))
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