(A) Running at large prohibited. It shall be unlawful for the dog or cat of any person who owns, harbors or keeps a dog or cat, to run at large. A person, who owns, harbors or keeps a dog or cat which runs at large shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Dogs or cats on a leash and accompanied by a responsible person or accompanied by and under the control and direction of a responsible person, so as to be effectively restrained by command as by leash, shall be permitted in streets or on public land unless the City has posted an area with signs reading “Dogs or Cats Prohibited”.
(B) I.D. required. Any person owning, harboring or keeping a dog in the City which is more than 90 days old shall have the dog or cat vaccinated for rabies and have proof of the same firmly attached to a collar about the dogs neck. Also, the dog must have some form of identifying its owner either attached to the collar or etched upon a collar plate.
(C) Cats. Cats shall be included as controlled by this section insofar as running-at-large, pickup, impounding, boarding, I.D. requirements and proof of anti-rabies vaccine is concerned. All other provisions of this section shall also apply to cats unless otherwise provided.
(D) Vaccination.
(1) All dogs and cats kept harbored, maintained or transported within the City shall be vaccinated at least once every three years by a licensed veterinarian for:
(a) Rabies, with a live modified vaccine; and
(b) Distemper.
(2) A certificate of vaccination must be kept on which is stated the date of vaccination, owner’s name and address, the animal’s name (if applicable), sex, description and weight, the type of vaccine, and the veterinarian’s signature. Upon demand made by the City Clerk-Treasurer, the Animal Control Officer or a police officer, the owner shall present for examination the required certificate(s) of vaccination for the animal(s). In cases where certificates are not presented, the owner or keeper of the animal(s) shall have seven days in which to present the certificate(s) to the City Clerk-Treasurer or officer. Failure to do so shall be deemed a violation of this section.
(Prior Code, § 901.02) Penalty, see § 91.99