(A) License. Every keeper of any dog or cat 3 months of age or older shall procure a license. License fees shall be paid annually not later than March 1 of each year and the full amount shall be paid for any fraction of the licensing year. Upon collection of the license fee by the municipality, a dated and numbered certificate shall be issued stating the name and address of the owner, rabies tag number and the animal’s description.
(B) Proof of rabies vaccination. No dog or cat shall be licensed without proof of rabies vaccination as provided in this section.
(C) Certificates and tags. The current municipality’s license and rabies tags shall be affixed to the licensed dog at all times except when the dog is being kept in an approved kennel, veterinary hospital or training class. The original license and tag and the rabies certificate and tag of all dogs and cats shall be retained by the owner and shall be available for inspection by any person charged with the enforcement of this subchapter.
(D) Loss of license tag. In the event the original license tag is lost, the keeper shall obtain a duplicate tag from the municipality at a cost of $1.
(E) Fee. The annual license fee shall be $2 for a neutered dog or cat and shall be $3 for a not neutered dog or cat. Guide dogs are free.
(Ord. 635, passed 1-13-2004)