6.12.020 Dog license - Terms of issuance - Contents - Transfer - Exemption.
   (A)   A dog license shall be issued if the owner, keeper or other responsible party completes both of the following:
      (1)   Submits a certificate of vaccination as provided for in § 6.12.060 below; and
      (2)   Pays the applicable license fee as provided for in § 6.12.030 below.
   (B)   The city will issue one-, two- or three-year licenses as long as the certificate of vaccination will not lapse during the license period. Under no circumstance shall a license period exceed the life of the rabies vaccine, as described in the certificate of vaccination.
   (C)   Each dog license shall state the name and residence of the person to whom the license is issued, the amount paid therefor, the date when issued, the date of expiration, a description of the dog and the number of the tag assigned to the licensee.
   (D)   No dog license required by this chapter shall be transferable to a different dog, and no person may transfer a dog license issued to them to another person, except to a member of that person's immediate family.
   (E)   The dog license requirements of this chapter shall not apply to dogs of owners or keepers who are not residents of the city and who:
      (1)   Are traveling through the city;
      (2)   Are temporarily sojourning in the city for a period not exceeding 30 days; or
      (3)   Are only in the city to participate in a dog show.
(`78 Code, § 6.12.040.) (Ord. 3246 § 3, 2016; Ord. 3170 § 2 (part), 2014; Ord. 3088 § 1 (part), 2011; Ord. 1722 § 2, 1984; Ord. 1608 § 1, 1981.)