A. Purchase Required: No dog or cat shall be permitted to be or remain in the city without being licensed as herein provided.
B. Annual Registration; Tag: Every owner of or person who keeps or harbors a dog or cat within the limits of the city shall report to the clerk annually, within thirty (30) days after May 1 each year, his/her name and address, and shall give the name, breed, month of birth, color and sex of each and every dog or cat owned, kept and harbored by such person and shall pay such license fee as required in section 5-4C-4 of this article for male or female dogs or cats owned, kept or harbored, and shall cause such dogs or cats to be registered in the Office of the City Clerk or animal control officer, who shall furnish the person paying the license therefor with the metal tag or check as hereinafter provided.
C. Rabies Certificate: Every owner or person who harbors or keeps a dog or cat within the limits of the City shall, before securing registration tags, exhibit to the Clerk or animal control officer a current County rabies certificate.
D. Penalty: Any person owning a dog or cat shall purchase a license as herein provided or be subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this Code. (1997 Code)