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No person shall keep, harbor, or own any dog or cat over six months of age in the city unless a license has first been secured. A license may be in the form of a tag license or a microchip license. For purposes of this chapter, a TAG LICENSE means a license for which the city issues a metal or plastic tag bearing a reference number of the license issued to the licensee and a MICROCHIP LICENSE means a license issued to the licensee for which the city retains records of the microchip manufacturer and identification number of the microchip that is implanted in the dog or cat. Tag licenses and microchip licenses shall be issued by the City Administrator upon application therefor and payment of an applicable fee. Applications shall include at least the name and address of the applicant; the breed, color, and sex of the dog or cat; the date of the most recent rabies vaccination of the dog or cat; and whether the dog or cat is neutered, spayed, or desexed. A tag license shall be issued for one calendar year and shall expire on December 31 of the year issued. A microchip license shall be issued for the lifetime of the dog or cat. Licenses are not transferable from one animal to another, and no refunds shall be made on any license fee because of the death of the animal or the owner leaving the city before expiration of the license period.
(1963 Code, § 103.02) (Ord. passed 7-10-1972; Ord. passed 7-12-1993; Ord. 21-03, passed 4-12-2021)
Penalty, see § 10.99
Cross-reference:
Fee schedule, see § 34.01
All dogs and cats which are licensed by the city shall have a current vaccination against rabies. The vaccination shall have been performed only by a person qualified to practice veterinary medicine in the state in which the dog or cat was vaccinated.
(A) Tag license vaccination records. A licensee of a tag license must supply current vaccination records at the time of application for the tag license and each year thereafter provide current vaccination records upon annual renewal of a tag license.
(B) Microchip license vaccination records. A licensee of a microchip license must supply current vaccination records at the time of application for a microchip license.
(C) Other. The Police Department may also require that a licensee (tag license or microchip license) provide proof, at any time, that an animal has been vaccinated for rabies. In the event that a licensee is unable to provide proof of vaccination, the animal will be deemed unlicensed by the city and a citation may be issued. Upon reapplication for a tag license or a microchip license for the dog or cat, the city, in addition to requiring the usual license fee, may require a relicensing fee.
(1963 Code, § 103.03) (Ord. passed 7-10-1972; Ord. 21-03, passed 4-12-2021)
It shall be the duty of each person who keeps, harbors, or owns a dog or cat to pay the license fee imposed in § 90.16 and set by the fee schedule in § 34.01 to the City Administrator on or before the applicable January 1 if applying for a microchip license, on or before January 1 in each year if applying for a tag license, upon acquiring ownership or possession of any unlicensed dog or cat, or upon establishing residence in the city. If payment of the license fee is made after January, a penalty of 50% of said fee shall be imposed and collected upon issuance of the license, except that a person acquiring ownership of, or possession of, unlicensed dogs or cats, or who establishes residence in the city subsequent to January 31, has ten days after acquiring possession or ownership of or establishing residence within the city, to make application for a dog or cat license without payment of the penalty.
(1963 Code, § 103.04) (Ord. passed 7-10-1972; Ord. passed 7-12-1993; Ord. 21-03, passed 4-12-2021)
On issuing a tag license for a dog or a cat, the City Administrator shall also issue a metal or plastic tag bearing a reference to the number of the license issued to the licensee. The licensee shall immediately thereafter attach the tag to a collar or harness to be worn by the dog or cat. The tag shall be so placed on the dog's or cat's collar or harness as to be seen readily by law enforcement officers upon inspection. On issuing a microchip license for a dog or cat, the City Administrator shall retain the name of the microchip manufacturer and identification number of the microchip that is implanted in the dog or cat. The licensee shall immediately thereafter go to the Police Department to allow the Police Department to scan the microchip and retain the name of the microchip manufacturer and identification number of the microchip that is implanted in the dog or cat for its records. The City Administrator shall keep records of all licenses issued.
(1963 Code, § 103.05) (Ord. passed 7-10-1972; Ord. 21-03, passed 4-12-2021)
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