Every dog or canine shall be properly identified. It is the responsibility of the Owner to ensure that a dog or canine is identified in one of the following ways:
(1) by a device, tag, or plate attached to the dog by a collar, harness, or device giving the name, address, and telephone number of the current Owner;
(2) by an electronically activated identification device within or attached to the body of the dog through which the Owner can be promptly identified;
(3) by a number legibly tattooed on the thigh, abdomen, or ear of the dog through which the Owner can be promptly identified using information from official dog registries, city or county registries, veterinary hospital registries, or driver’s license records; or
(4) by a current rabies vaccination tag or other identification device or a city, county or veterinarian through which the Owner can be promptly identified.
[§ 4-613 amended by Ord. No. 11-05, effective July 21, 2011.]